Service difficulty report · Cabin Pressure · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
December 21, 2008
Submitted
December 26, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N402QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4032
Aircraft time
19,295 hours, 19,735 cycles
Part
Cabin Pressure
Condition
Malfunctioned
Stage of operation
CL
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

DURING CLIMB OUT OF BOI CABIN INDICATOR WENT OFF THE SCALE UP THEN REVERSED AND WENT FULL SCALE DOWN THE PRESSURIZED NORMALLY FOR A FEW MINUTES. IT STARTED CLIMBING RAPIDLY UPWARD AGAIN AT WHICH TIME WE RAN THE PRESSURIZATION FAIL CHECKLIST, WENT TO MANUAL CONTROL AND IT STARTED TO WORK NORMALLY AGAIN. INTERROGATED CDS ECS AND CPCS. NO FAULTS NOTED. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK OF THE AUTO PRESSURIZATION CONTROL FAULT INDICATION. REF AMM TASK NR 21-31-00-710-802. NO FAULT NOTED. INSPECTED ACFT DOOR SEALS NO DEFECTS NOTED AT THIS TIME. PERFORMED FUNCTIONAL TEST OF THE PRESSURIZATION CONTROL. REF AMM TASK 21-31-00-720-801. OPS TEST GOOD. NO FLUCTUATIONS NOTED DURING CHECK. ACFT OK FOR SERVICE. NO PARTS REPLACED.