Service difficulty report · Outflow Valve · Eclips ECLIPSEEA500

Difficulty date
February 4, 2008
Submitted
February 8, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N153DJ
Make and model
Eclips ECLIPSEEA500
Aircraft serial
000072
Aircraft time
42 hours, 49 cycles
Part
Outflow Valve
Part number
5412003
Part serial
0119
Condition
Defective
Location
Zone 100
Part time
42 hours, 49 cycles
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

AT ALTITUDE THE DOOR LIGHT CAME ON, FOLLOWED BY CABIN DP HIGH LIGHT DP NOTED AS 8.6 PSI W/CABIN ALTITUDE INDICATING MUCH LOWER THAN NORMAL. TURNED OFF THE AIR SOURCE SELECTOR AND DESCENDED. CABIN ALTITUDE INDICATED, 500 FEET, EVEN AFTER DUMPING THE CABIN ON FINAL APPROACH, AND ON THE GROUND W/THE CABIN DOOR OPEN. REFERENCE WORK ORDER 1296, NRI 1. REPLACED SECONDARY OUTFLOW VALVE PER EA500 AMM 21-30-13. ADJUSTED DOOR SENSOR PER EA500 AMM 52-00-00. PERFORMED PRESSURIZATION TEST PER EA500 AMM 21-30-03. OPS CHECK GOOD, NO FAULTS OR DEFECTS FOUND.