SDR KC8AN70CK

Service difficulty report · Controller · Amd FALCON20

Difficulty date
November 21, 2009
Submitted
November 24, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N70CK
Make and model
Amd FALCON20
Aircraft serial
128
Aircraft time
17,579 hours, 14,086 cycles
Part
Controller
Part number
133007
Part serial
1018
Condition
Unreliable
Location
Cabin Pressure
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, THE CABIN ALTITUDE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, FOLLOWED BY THE CABIN ALTITUDE WARNING HORN. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND ATC CLEARED THE AIRCRAFT TO A LOWER ALTITUDE AND THE CLOSEST AIRPORT, KCRP. REPLACED THE CABIN ALTITUDE CONTROLLER WITH REPAIRED UNIT. PERFORMED REQUIRED GROUND OPERATIONAL CHECKS OF THE CABIN ALTITUDE CONTROL SYSTEM. ALL WORK PERFORMED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DASSAULT FAN JET FALCON MAINTENANCE MANUAL. AIRCRAFT WAS TEST FLOWN AND RETURNED TO SERVICE.