Service difficulty report · Outflow Valve · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
July 4, 2017
Submitted
July 6, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N422QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4150
Aircraft time
25,228 hours, 26,710 cycles
Part
Outflow Valve
Part number
88060B010103
Part serial
00428
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cabin Pressure
Part time
16,651 hours, 17,757 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

CLIMBING THROUGH 19000 FEET, RECEIVED A CABIN PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT. DONNED OXYGEN MASKS AND PERFORMED EMERGENCY DESCENT TO 10000. PRESSURE AT THAT TIME WAS ABOUT 4.5 PSI AND CABIN ALTITUDE INDICATED 10000 FEET. ONCE LEVELED AT 10000 FEET, PRESSURIZATION SEEMED TO RETURN TO NORMAL. RETURNED TO FIELD WITHOUT ANY FURTHER PROBLEMS, NO OTHER WARNING LIGHTS OR CAUTION LIGHTS WERE OBSERVED. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. FOUND FAULT IN CDS CPC/OF VALVE DATE FAIL. COMPLIED WITH FIM CPC/OF VALVE DATA FAIL FAULT CONFIRMATION IAW FIM 21-30-00-810-804. FAULT CLEARED. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE AFT OUT FLOW VALVE AS A PRECAUTION IAW AMM 21-31-16-000-801, AND 21-31-16-400-801. FUNCATIONAL TESTED GOOD. NO FAULT NOTES IN CDS. PRESSURIZED AIRCRAFT TO 5.5 PSI WITH ENGINE BLEED . GVI ALL DOORS FOR LEAKS. NO DEFECTS NOTED. NO OTHER DEFECTS NOTED AT THIS TIME. RETURNED TO SERVICE.