Service difficulty report · Isolation Valve · Cndair CL6002D24

Difficulty date
April 7, 2010
Submitted
April 12, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N147PQ
Make and model
Cndair CL6002D24
Aircraft serial
15147
Aircraft time
5,585 hours, 4,148 cycles
Part
Isolation Valve
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Bleed Air Sys
Stage of operation
CR
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

DURING SINGLE PACK OPERATION AT FL250 BETWEEN ATL-PWM THE ISOL VALVE BEGAN OSCILLATING OPEN AND CLOSED. AS THIS WAS HAPPENING THE RT PACK BEGAN TO OPEN AND CLOSE. THE PACK WOULD THEN FREEZE. THE CABIN WAS BEGINNING TO CLIMB AND DESCEND AS WELL. NOTIFIED MOC AND DISPATCH. RETURNED TO ATL. THE DECISION WAS ALSO MADE BY FLIGHT CREW TO DESCEND TO 10000FT. CREW DIDN’T BELIEVE THE CABIN WAS GOING TO HOLD ANY LONGER. THE SITUATION WAS NOT IMPROVING. NOTIFIED DISPATCH, AND DISPATCH DECIDED ALONG WITH MOC FOR ACFT TO LAND TYS. LANDED UNEVENTFULLY, MAINT IN TYS WORKED ON ACFT, DEPARTED ON TO PWM. WHILE IN TYS THE ISO VALVE WAS OPERATIONALLY CHECKED IAW 36-13-15 AND DEEMED AIRWORTHY. AS OF 04/12/10 THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPEATS.