Service difficulty report · Duct · Cessna 680CE

Difficulty date
March 30, 2013
Submitted
April 10, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N622CS
Make and model
Cessna 680CE
Aircraft serial
6800124
Aircraft time
5,717 hours, 3,607 cycles
Part
Duct
Part number
69150308
Condition
Defective
Location
Cabin Air
Part time
5,717 hours, 3,607 cycles
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.

What was found

CABIN ALTITUDE RED CAS MESSAGE ACTIVATED DURING CRUISE FLIGHT. CREW OBSERVED TEMP CONTROLLER WAS MALFUNCTIONING AND CABIN ALTITUDE WAS RISING QUICKLY. AN ODD SURGE IN CABIN PRESSURIZATION WHEN THRUST APPLIED WAS NOTED DURING TAKEOFF. ALL SYSTEMS APPEARED TO OPERATE NORMALLY PRIOR TO MALFUNCTION. CREW COMPLIED WITH REQUIRED EMERGENCY ACTION ITEMS AND DIVERTED. LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. FOUND THE CABIN AIR SUPPLY DUCT IN THE TAIL CONE TO BE DEFECTIVE. THE DUCT ASSY WAS R & R, THE PASSENGER OXYGEN MASKS WERE STOWED AND A SUCCESSFUL SYS, OPS CHECK WAS PERFORMED. ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.