Service difficulty report · Controller · Amd 20F5

Difficulty date
January 7, 2009
Submitted
January 30, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N720JC
Make and model
Amd 20F5
Aircraft serial
273
Engine
Garrtt TFE731*
Part
Controller
Part number
13300020
Part serial
1574
Condition
Defective
Location
Cabin Pressure
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

INSTALLED REPAIRED PRESSURIZATION CONTROLLER PN 13300-020, SN 1574 INTO N720JC, SN 273 ON 01-07-2009. THIS CONTROLLER IS CAUSING THE OUTFLOW VALVE SOLENOID TO CHATTER WITH GROUND POWER APPLIED. THIS UNIT WAS REPAIRED , TRACKING NR 61977 DATED JUNE 15, 2007. SIMILAR DEFECTS HAVE BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH THESE PRESSURIZATION CONTROLLERS.