Service difficulty report · Acm · Cessna 560CESSNA

Difficulty date
August 15, 2025
Submitted
August 18, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N469DN
Make and model
Cessna 560CESSNA
Aircraft serial
5600469
Aircraft time
5,753 hours, 5,652 cycles
Part
Acm
Part number
73838426
Part serial
9802083
Condition
Damaged
Part time
5,754 hours, 5,652 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A, G

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

What was found

DURING THE CLIMB OUT, WHEN PASSING THROUGH 2,000 FEET THE CREW EXPERIENCED THE OPENING OF THE EMERGENCY PRESSURIZATION VALVE CAUSING THE CABIN TEMP TO INCREASE AND LIGHT SMOKE/"HOT" SMELL IN THE CABIN. AT THIS TIME THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, MANUALLY DROPPED THE PAX OXYGEN MASK AND RETURNED TO THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT WITHOUT INCIDENT. DURING THE EVALUATION BY MAINTENANCE PERSONAL IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE INLET SIDE OF THE AIR CYCLE MACHINE HAD SUSTAINED DAMAGE FROM WHAT APPEARS TO BE INLET TURBINE FAILURE.