Service difficulty report · Controller · Swrngn SA227AT

Difficulty date
December 1, 2015
Submitted
December 7, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N569UP
Make and model
Swrngn SA227AT
Aircraft serial
AT569
Aircraft time
21,496 hours, 24,906 cycles
Part
Controller
Part number
10234010
Part serial
41180
Condition
Defective
Location
Cabin Pressure
Part time
3,788 hours, 3,600 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CLIMB OUT, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE CABIN DOOR WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED & THE CABIN PRESSURIZATION WAS CLIMBING. THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMER, RETURNED & LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. TROUBLESHOOTING OF THE CABIN DOOR WARNING LIGHT & PRESSURIZATION SYS REVEALED THE FOLLOWING. THE CABIN DOOR FWD LOWER & FWD MID POSITION, CLICK CLACK, LATCHES OUT OF ADJUSTMENT. ADJUSTED CLICK CLACKS & PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK OF CABIN DOOR. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE NORMAL. THE AUTO PRESSURIZATION CONTROLLER WAS DEFECTIVE. REPLACED THE AUTO PRESSURIZATION CONTROLLER WITH A SERVICEABLE UNIT. THE PRESSURIZATION SYS OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS SATISFACTORY.