Service difficulty report · Modulating Valve · Lear 35A

Difficulty date
September 15, 2016
Submitted
September 20, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N581PH
Make and model
Lear 35A
Aircraft serial
35083
Aircraft time
10,736 hours, 7,747 cycles
Part
Modulating Valve
Part number
66002021
Part serial
P375
Condition
Stuck
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
B, G, A

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

What was found

DURING CLIMB, THE FIRST OFFICER CALLED CABIN PRESSURIZING WELL PASSING THROUGH SIX THOUSAND. RECEIVED A CABIN A WARNING. CHECKED THE PRESSURIZATION AND SAW THAT IT WAS CLIMBING, THOUGHT IT WAS AN OVER-SPEED WARNING. THE SPEED WAS GOOD AND SILENCED THE HORN. AGAIN VERIFIED THAT THE CABIN WAS CLIMBING. THE ALERT CAME ON AGAIN. THE FIRST OFFICER LOOKED BACK AND SAW THAT THE MASKS HAD DROPPED. CLIMBING THROUGH 18,000 FT. DONNED OUR MASKS, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DESCENDED TO 12,000 FT. ATC DID NOT HEAR THE RADIO TRANSMISSION, BUT OTHER AIRCRAFT RELAYED OUR INTENTIONS. FOLLOWED THE EMERGENCY CHECKLIST AND RETURNED TO DEPARTURE WITH NO OTHER ISSUES.

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