Service difficulty report · Controller · Emb EMB145XR

Difficulty date
August 26, 2016
Submitted
September 1, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N18120
Make and model
Emb EMB145XR
Aircraft serial
145681
Aircraft time
37,498 hours, 21,816 cycles
Part
Controller
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Cabin Pressure
Stage of operation
CR
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 ALTITUDE CLIMBED ABOVE 15K. CABIN ALTITUDE WENT TO 15.000 FT DURING CLIMBOUT. ACFT HAD JUST PASSED THROUGH 10,000 FT AND PRESSURE WENT TO THE YELLOW LINE FOR A FEW MOMENTS, THEN WENT INTO THE RED RANGE. RAN QRH AND ATTEMPTED CONTROL WITH MANUAL MODE WITH NO RESULT. DESCENDED TO 10,000 FT AND RELEASED PRESSURE, LANDED WITH BOTH VALVES OPEN. R & R THE DIGITAL CONTROLLER AND PERFORMED OPS CHECK OF PRESSURIZATION CONTROL OPS CHECKED GOOD AT THIS TIME.

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