N469DN
Registered owner: AEROSAM EQUIPMENT LLC, PA (owner ≠ operator)
Operators of this aircraft
Who operated this tail, and how firmly we know it.
No operator established for this aircraft.
Accident & incident history
No NTSB accidents or incidents on file for this aircraft.
Maintenance disclosures
CREW REPORTED A DEPRESSURIZATION EVENT WITH MASK DEPLOYMENT. FLIGHT CREW DECLARER AND EMERGENCY WITH ATC AND FOLLOWED THE ABNORMAL PROCEDURES CHECKLIST AND LANDED AT KPHL WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE ARRIVED AND INSPECTED AIRCRAFT FINDING ONE OF THE PRESSURIZATION DUCT JOINTS HAD MIGRATED OUT OF POSITION CAUSING THE CABIN DEPRESSURIZATION. THE DUCTS, JOINT, AND SURROUNDING AREA WERE INSPECTED FOR DAMAGE WITH NONE NOTED. THE FLEX JOINT WAS REINSTALLED AND SYSTEM OPS CHECKED WITH SATISFACTORY RESULTS.
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.