What was found
UNABLE TO GET PRESSURIZATION STABILIZED IN CRUISE, CABIN WOULD CLIMB ON DESCENT & OR- 500PM IN MANUAL. CAUSED 1 PILOT TO BE COMPLETELY DEVOTED TO CONTROLLING THE PRESS CABIN WAS ALMOST TOTALLY UNCONTROLLABLE DURING DESCENT.
- Difficulty date
- October 22, 2012
- Submitted
- March 25, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N836NK
- Make and model
- Doug DC983
- Aircraft serial
- 53045
- Aircraft time
- 42,865 hours, 29,791 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2130 · Cabin Pressure Control System
- Part
- Cabin Pressure
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Cabin
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- J
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.