Service difficulty report · Unknown · Amd FALCON

Difficulty date
December 14, 2018
Submitted
December 18, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N827AA
Make and model
Amd FALCON
Aircraft serial
298
Aircraft time
22,773 hours, 17,959 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cabin Pressure
Stage of operation
CL
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

CREW REPORTED – AIRCRAFT DECOMPRESSED AND LOST ALL CABIN PRESSURE. CREW ON O2. CABIN ALTITUDE CLIMBED TO 15,000 FEET. DECLARED EMERGENCY/RETURNED TO KYIP. USA JET MAINTENANCE AT KYIP PRESSURIZED AIRCRAFT I/A/W DA-20 MM 21-30-05. OPS CHECK WAS GOOD. NO DEFECTS NOTED. ALSO INSPECTED AIRCRAFT FOR LEAKS. NO LEAKS. PERFORMED OPS CHECK OF R/H MLG SQUAT SWITCH 17G2 I/A/W DA-20 MM 32-60-10. OPS CHECK GOOD, SWITCH OPERATES NORMAL. ALSO MANUALLY PRESSURIZED AIRCRAFT I/A/W DA-20 MM 21-30-05. AIRCRAFT REACHES MAX CABIN ALTITUDE, OPS CHECK NORMAL. AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY TEST FLOWN TO OPS CHECK THE PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM. THE TEST FLIGHT WAS SATISFACTORY, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.