Service difficulty report · Duct · Cessna 680SOV

Difficulty date
July 6, 2014
Submitted
July 17, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N685CS
Make and model
Cessna 680SOV
Aircraft serial
6800142
Aircraft time
6,227 hours, 3,967 cycles
Part
Duct
Part number
68150308
Condition
Deteriorated
Location
Cabin & Cockpit
Part time
6,227 hours, 3,937 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

EN-ROUTE, APPROXIMATELY 20-25 MINUTES INTO FLIGHT AT FL380, CREW NOTICED ALT AMBER CAS MESSAGE THEN FOLLOWED BY ALT RED MESSAGE. FOLLOWED IMMEDIATE ACTION ITEM AND REQUESTED LOWER ALTITUDE. ON REACHING 10,000 FT. REQUESTED TO DIVERT. NO EMERGENCY DECLARED. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND DETERIORATED DUCT ON LEFT CABIN AIR DISTRIBUTION PLUMBING, WHICH HAD BECOME SEPARATED FROM SUPPLY AIR SOURCE. MAINTENANCE FOUND SIMILAR CONDITION ON RIGHT SIDE AS WELL. RIGHT DUCT ASSY BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT DUCT ASSEMBLIES WERE REPLACED, OPS GROUND CHECK OF PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM WAS SATISFACTORY AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE AFTER A SUCCESSFUL OPS FLIGHT CHECK.