Service difficulty report · Control Tube · Amd FALCONE

Difficulty date
October 31, 2017
Submitted
November 2, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N827AA
Make and model
Amd FALCONE
Aircraft serial
298
Aircraft time
22,139 hours, 17,520 cycles
Part
Control Tube
Part number
MY2072120S
Part serial
NSN
Condition
Damaged
Location
Cabin Pressure
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

DURING INITIAL DESCENT FROM FL350 TO FL330, LOWERED CABIN PRESSURIZATION FROM 36 TO 34, AND CABIN ALTITUDE CLIMBED QUICKLY. WITH CABIN PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT, PUT ON OXYGEN MASK AND FOLLOWED CABIN ALT TOO HIGH POH PROCEDURE. DID NOT CORRECT PRESSURIZATION ISSUE. BEGAN EMERGENCY DESCENT AND DECLARED EMERGENCY. DESCENDED TO 7000 FT AND THEN CANCELED EMERGENCY AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED AN OPS CHECK OF CABIN PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM IAW MM 21-30-5. OPS CHECKED GOOD. FOUND A DAMAGED TUBE AT VALVE 36H. FABRICATED A NEW TUBE IAW GMM VOL. 1, 8-4-8. INSTALLED SERVICEABLE MANUAL PRESSURIZATION SELECTOR VALVE. TESTED PRESSURIZATION IN MANUAL AND AUTO IAW MM 21-30-50. TESTED GOOD.