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CE560 captain reported a pressurization and radio failure during cruise resulted in an immediate descent to 10;000 feet. Flight landed safely at destination.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1615907 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201902 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.ARTCC |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Citation V/Ultra/Encore (C560) |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Pressurization System |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 70 Flight Crew Total 25000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Altitude Excursion From Assigned Altitude |
Narrative:
While leveling off at FL270; my aircraft experienced a pressurization failure and at the same time a radio communications failure with ATC. The pressurization failure necessitated a descent to 10;000 feet. Unable to contact ATC; as PIC (pilot-in-command); I began [the] descent. Passing through 12;000 feet; radios began working again and reestablished contact with ATC. ATC acknowledged our situation and the flight continued to its destination which was approximately 20 minutes away. Advised ATC that we no longer needed assistance and landed uneventful at destination. Maintenance will be performed on the aircraft to determine cause. Due to the quick action of the crew; the aircraft and its passengers were able to land safely without incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CE560 Captain reported a pressurization and radio failure during cruise resulted in an immediate descent to 10;000 feet. Flight landed safely at destination.
Narrative: While leveling off at FL270; my aircraft experienced a pressurization failure and at the same time a radio communications failure with ATC. The pressurization failure necessitated a descent to 10;000 feet. Unable to contact ATC; as PIC (Pilot-in-Command); I began [the] descent. Passing through 12;000 feet; radios began working again and reestablished contact with ATC. ATC acknowledged our situation and the flight continued to its destination which was approximately 20 minutes away. Advised ATC that we no longer needed assistance and landed uneventful at destination. Maintenance will be performed on the aircraft to determine cause. Due to the quick action of the crew; the aircraft and its passengers were able to land safely without incident.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.