Service difficulty report · Gasper Fan · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
January 13, 2011
Submitted
January 14, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N639AE
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145182
Aircraft time
26,236 hours, 24,955 cycles
Part
Gasper Fan
Part number
4611028900
Part serial
02492
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Cabin Air
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

FLT 4076 AT FLT LEVEL 330, CREW REPORTED AT CRUISE CABIN PRESSURE WENT UP & WOULD NOT COME BACK DOWN. CREW BEGAN TO DESCEND TO FLT LEVEL 140 WHEN CABIN OXYGEN MASKS AUTO DEPLOYED. CREW FOLLOWED ACFT OPS MANUAL PROCEDURES. ACFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. ACFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. R & R PRESSURIZATION CONTROLLER IAW MM 21-31-01, NO FIX. PRESSURIZATION PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. OPS CHECK WAS GOOD IN AUTO MODE AS WELL AS MANUAL MODE IAW MM 21-31-00. R & R GASPER FAN IAW AMM 21-23-03. THE OPS CHECKED GOOD. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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