SDR KPVA200712

Service difficulty report · Control Panel · Dhav DHC8103

Difficulty date
August 28, 2007
Submitted
August 29, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N829EX
Make and model
Dhav DHC8103
Aircraft serial
146
Aircraft time
38,840 hours, 48,819 cycles
Part
Control Panel
Part number
1305221
Part serial
77290
Condition
Defective
Location
Cockpit
Part time
168 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
I, B, A

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

What was found

(PIREP) EN ROUTE TO LIH AT APPROX 12,700 FT CLIMBING, HEARD A LOUD RUSHING NOISE IN COCKPIT. PRESSURE RATE WAS PEGGED AT 2000 FPM CLIMB. CABIN DEPRESSURIZED TO 9,000 FT DIFFERENTIAL DROPPED TO ZERO. RAN CHECKLIST BUT PRESSURE NEVER RETURNED. (MX) REMOVED AND REPLACED CABIN AIR PRESSURE SELECTOR PANEL IAW DHC MM 21-30-07 PG 201-202. OPS CHECK IAW DHC MM 21-30-00 PG 201-203. OPS CHECK GOOD. POST MAINTENANCE CHECK FLIGHT SATISFACTORY.