Service difficulty report · Warning System · Raythn HAWKER800XP

Difficulty date
June 14, 2015
Submitted
June 16, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N870TM
Make and model
Raythn HAWKER800XP
Aircraft serial
258517
Aircraft time
9,254 hours, 6,381 cycles
Part
Warning System
Condition
Activated
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CL
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

WHILE CLIMBING THROUGH FL380, THE CABIN ALTITUDE HORN & MASTER WARNING ANNUNCIATION WERE TRIGGERED. THE CREW CONFIRMED THAT THE WARNING WAS VALID, AS THE CABIN ALTITUDE WAS INDICATING ROUGHLY 10 TO 11,000 FEET & THE CABIN VSI INDICATED A RAPID CLIMB. THE CREW ELECTED TO DESCEND AT THAT TIME. AN EMER WAS DECLARED SUCH THAT ATC WOULD AUTHORIZE A DESCENT TO AN ACCEPTABLE ALTITUDE.