Service difficulty report · Line · Cndair CL6002B19

Difficulty date
November 22, 2019
Submitted
November 22, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N854AS
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B19
Aircraft serial
7382
Aircraft time
40,400 hours, 37,235 cycles
Part
Line
Condition
Unsecure
Location
Outflow Valve
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
B, I

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

What was found

RECEIVED A DIFF PRESS WARNING MESSAGE AT FL330. INITIATED AN EMERGENCY DECENT,AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. PERFORMED QRH PROCEDURE FOR DIFF PRESS, WE WERE UNABLE TO CONTROL PRESSURIZATION IN MANUAL MODE. CABIN ALTITUDE CONTINUALLY DECREASED. WE DIVERTED TO KMCI. BY THE TIME WE LANDED THE CABIN ALTITUDE HAD REACHED -6,600. AFTER LANDING THE CABIN PRESSURE GRADUALLY BLED OFF. FLIGHT 5639 CLOSED INSPECTED OUTFLOW VALVES AND FOUND VACUUM LINE FROM BULKHEAD TO SAFETY AND OUTFLOW VALVES LOOSE AT AFT BULKHEAD FITTING. RE-SECURED VACUUM LINE AND PERFORMED PRESSURIZATION OPS CHECK IAW AMM. NO DEFECTS NOTED, PRESSURIZATION OPS CHECK GOOD ON GROUND.