Service difficulty report · Cabin Pressure · Dhav DHC8202

Difficulty date
January 29, 2006
Submitted
January 30, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N346PH
Make and model
Dhav DHC8202
Aircraft serial
477
Aircraft time
9,253 hours, 12,461 cycles
Part
Cabin Pressure
Condition
Malfunctioned
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

PRESSURIZATION SPIKES +/- 1500 FPM ON TAXI, ACFT PRESSURIZED TO .2 PSID ON GROUND. UNABLE TO CONTROL PRESSURIZATION WITH ALT CONTROLLER IN DUMP. MANUAL FULL OPEN & FIRST OFFICERS FORWARD OUTFLOW VALVE FULL OPEN. MX RAN NR 1 & NR 2 ENGINES & TAXIED ACFT WITH PRESSURE CONTROL IN NORMAL/AUTO MODE, NR 1 & NR 2 BLEEDS ON & SET FLOW CONTROL TO MIDWAY. ACFT MOMENTARILY WENT TO +500 FPM & BACK TO 0 AT ENGINES BLEEDS ON SELECTION. PRESSURIZED ACFT IN MANUAL MODE TO 3 PSI DIFFERENTIAL AND BACK TO 0 IAW DHC-8 200 AMM TASK 21-30-00-780-801. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. NO PARTS REPLACED. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.