Service difficulty report · Controller · Dhav DHC8202

Difficulty date
April 22, 2007
Submitted
April 23, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N368PH
Make and model
Dhav DHC8202
Aircraft serial
512
Aircraft time
20,139 hours, 28,925 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW123D
Part
Controller
Part number
21178041
Part serial
57793
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cabin Pressure
Part time
2,797 hours, 4,065 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

LMP FLIGHT NR 2011 LEVELING AT 25000 FEET WE GOT A CABIN PRESS WARNING. CABIN ALT 12,000 FEET (FORWARD OUTFLOW WAS NORMAL, BLEEDS WERE ON AND MAX AND THE CABIN DUMP SELECTOR WAS IN AUTO) DECLARED THE EMERGENCY STARTED AND RAN ALL CHECKLISTS TO THEIR COMPLETION IN A 3500 FT DESCENT RATE THE CABIN ALTITUDE DESCENDED TO BELOW 10,000 FEET. LEVELED AT 9500 FEET AND CABIN ALT LEVELED AT AROUND 6000-65000 DIFFERENTIAL WAS AROUND 1.0 - 1.5 DIFF. EVERYTHING APPEARED TO BE NORMAL FOR THE REST OF THE FLIGHT. MAINTENANCE COMPLIED WITH VISUAL INSPECTION OF FORWARD AND AFT OUTFLOW VALVES WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. REPLACED CABIN PRESSURE CONTROLLER IAW MM TASKS 21-30-069-000-801 AND 21-30-09-400-801. GROUND RAN AIRCRAFT, PRESSU