Service difficulty report · Proximity Switch · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
November 18, 2014
Submitted
November 24, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N503UP
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605326
Aircraft time
7,418 hours, 5,487 cycles
Part
Proximity Switch
Part number
840504
Part serial
B62756
Condition
Faulty
Location
Zone 800
Part time
7,418 hours, 5,487 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

AT 16,800` CABIN DOOR ANNUNCIATOR & RED CABIN ALTITUDE WARNING ILLUMINATED. CABIN ALTITUDE CLIMBED TO 12,600’. FOLLOWED EMER CHECKLIST, DECLARED AN EMER TO FACILITATE DESCENT TO 10,000’. ACFT DIVERTED & LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. MX TROUBLE SHOT THE DISCREPANCY TO A FAULTY VENT DOOR PROX SWITCH & SOLENOID. OPERATIONAL & PRESSURIZATION CHECK ACCOMPLISHED WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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