Service difficulty report · Outflow Valve · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
March 22, 2016
Submitted
March 25, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N448QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4409
Aircraft time
9,288 hours, 9,947 cycles
Part
Outflow Valve
Part number
92146A010401
Part serial
0555
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cabin Pressure
Part time
8,408 hours, 9,000 cycles
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

CABIN PRESSURE WARNING, RAN APPROPRIATE CHECK LISTS AND EXTINGUISHED AT 1000'. WARNING OCCURRED ON FLT 2821 AS WELL, SO HAD BEEN MONITORING. HELD PRESSURE THROUGH FL180, THEN AS LEVELING AT FL 220 THE CABIN PRESSURE KEPT CLIMBING ABOVE 9000'. STARTED A DECENT AND LIGHT CAME ON AND CABIN PRESSURE REACHED 11,000' BEFORE DECREASING. RETURNED TO FIELD. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. R & R AFT OUTFLOW VALVE REF AMM 21-31-16-000-801 AND 21-31-16-420-001. ACCOMPLISHED FUNCTIONAL TEST OF THE PRESSURIZATION CONTROL REF AMM 21-31-00-720-801. RETURNED TO SERVICE.