SDR Y2PA96030

Service difficulty report · Warning Switch · Amd FALCOND

Difficulty date
May 16, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N823AA
Make and model
Amd FALCOND
Aircraft serial
228
Part
Warning Switch
Condition
Broken Wire
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
P
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

MEM - CABIN WENT TO 15,000 FEET DURING CLIMB TO 23,000 FEET. NO HORN OR WARNING LIGHT AT 10,000 FEET. MANUAL PRESSURIZATION WAS SELECTED WITH NO RESULT. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED FROM INTENDED DESTINATION AND LANDED IN MEMPHIS,TN. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE EMERGENCY PRESSURIZATION HANDLE WAS PULLED HALFWAY OUT. RESET THE HANDLE, GROUND RAN AND OPERATIONALLY CHECKED THE PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM PER MM 21-31-5. OPERATION CHECKED GOOD. THE LACK OF A CABIN ALTITUDE WARNING WAS TRACED TO A BROKEN WIRE ON THE CABIN ALTITUDE WARNING SWITCH. REPAIR OF THE WIRE RETURNED TO SYSTEM TO NORMAL OPERATION. (M)