Service difficulty report · Antenna · Piagio P180

Difficulty date
April 12, 2012
Submitted
April 13, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N161SL
Make and model
Piagio P180
Aircraft serial
1128
Aircraft time
5,835 hours, 4,580 cycles
Part
Antenna
Condition
Leaking
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

CABIN WAS OPERATING NORMALLY IN MANUAL UNTIL 20,000 FT AND THEN BEGAN AN UNCONTROLLED RISE. DESPITE OUR MANUAL IMPUTS TO DRIVE CABIN DOWN IT DID NOT RESPOND. WE THEN REQUESTED A TURN BACK AND A DESCENT. WITH ATC COORDINATION WE WERE ABLE TO GET CONTROL OF THE CABIN IN OUR DESCENT THROUGH 15,000. THROUGH 15,000 THE CABIN ALTITUDE BEGAN DESCENDING FROM ITS PEAK OF 8,700 CABIN PRESS ALTITUDE. WE GOT FULL CONTROL OF THE CABIN AT 10,000 FT. RETURNED WITH NO EMERGENCY DECLARATION REQUIRED. ON INSPECTION, FOUND ADF ANTENNA SEAL LEAKING AIR. REMOVED, CLEANED, REINSTALLED AND RESEALED ADF ANTENNA. PERFORMED FUNCTION CHECK, FUNCTION CHECK GOOD AT THIS TIME ON GROUND, IAW AMM 34-53-00 REV-B2 & 21-30-00.