Service difficulty report · Duct · Emb ERJ190100IGW

Difficulty date
August 21, 2012
Submitted
August 27, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N170HQ
Make and model
Emb ERJ190100IGW
Aircraft serial
19000191
Aircraft time
11,170 hours, 6,884 cycles
Part
Duct
Part number
1856M99G06
Part serial
CDAAPBLD
Condition
Damaged
Location
Ram Air
Part time
8,611 hours, 5,718 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

INCREASE IN CABIN ALTITUDE AT FL335 - THE CABIN ALTITUDE WAS AMBER AND ABOUT 8400, STOPPED CLIMB AND DESCENDED TO FL330, ALTITUDE CONTINUED TO CLIMB. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND STARTED A DESCENT. THE DESCENT WAS UNEVENTFUL. MAINTENANCE FOUND RAM AIR AND PACK DUCTING DAMAGED ALONG WITH NR 2 CONDITION AIR CHECK VALVE BROKEN. MAINTENANCE UPGRADED CACVS, REPLACED PACK OUTLET DUCTS AND BOOTS AND RECONNECTED. OP'S CHECK GOOD.

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