Service difficulty report · Cabin Pressure · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
April 12, 2013
Submitted
April 15, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N415QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4081
Aircraft time
23,781 hours, 24,344 cycles
Part
Cabin Pressure
Condition
Malfunctioned
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CLIMB OUT, ACFT PRESSURIZATION RATE INDICATOR SPIKED, THEN SEEMED TO STABILIZE. SHORTLY THERE AFTER MADE SPIKES IN CABIN RATE INDICATOR. CABIN PRESS WARNING ILLUMINATED ON, TRIED TO CONTROL MANUALLY BUT UNSUCCESSFULLY. RETURNED TO DEPARTURE AFTER DUMPING CABIN. NO INDICATIONS IN CABIN OF ABNORMALITIES. POSSIBLE EXCESS AIR (NOISE) COMING FROM FLT DECK. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. INSPECTED ALL FUSEAGE DOORS AND SEALS. NO DEFECTS FOUND. PERFORMED GROUND PRESSURIZATION RUN, IAW AMM TASK 21-00-00-863-801. PRESSURIZATION OPS CHECKED NORMALLY. NO OTHER DEFECTS NOTED. COULD NOT DUPLICATE. RETURNED TO SERVICE.