Service difficulty report · Pseu · Dorner DO328300

Difficulty date
December 6, 2006
Submitted
January 18, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N328BH
Make and model
Dorner DO328300
Aircraft serial
3137
Engine
Pwa PW306B
Part
Pseu
Part number
7144002
Part serial
05000068
Condition
Malfunctioned
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

REF: 06-04004 - CABIN PRESSURIZATION WENT TO MAX DIFFERENTIAL AND THEN DUMPED BEFORE CREW WAS ABLE TO SWITCH TO MANUAL MODE. SYSTEM WAS GETTING WEIGHT ON WHEELS INPUT AND WITH THE THROTTLES ADVANCED STAYED IN PRE PRESSURIZATION MODE. REPLACEMENT OF PSEU CLEARED MALFUNCTION. AC WAS CLIMBING THROUGH FL180 AND MADE AN EMERGENCY DESCENT TO FL100 WHERE THEY WERE ABLE TO CEASE EMERGENCY PROCEDURES AND CONTINUE ON IN A NON PRESSURIZED CONFIGURATION. NO FURTHER EMERGENCY HANDLING WAS REQUIRED. (K)