An atx small transport lost its pressurization.

Attributes
ACN	255930
Time
Date	199310
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : vuz
State Reference	AL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 19000 msl bound upper : 19000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : ztl artcc : zny
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 2500 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	255930
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Problem: lost pressurization at FL190 in an small transport. Cause: rubber hose from supercharger redeveloped a hole. Unknown to me, sometime back, the hose developed a hole and a maintenance person used duct tape to close hole. Result: loss of pressurization when duct tape gave way. Prevention: closer inspection of aircraft by little rock FSDO. Reported maintenance problem to little rock FSDO by pilot but to no success.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ATX SMT LOST ITS PRESSURIZATION.

Narrative: PROB: LOST PRESSURIZATION AT FL190 IN AN SMT. CAUSE: RUBBER HOSE FROM SUPERCHARGER REDEVELOPED A HOLE. UNKNOWN TO ME, SOMETIME BACK, THE HOSE DEVELOPED A HOLE AND A MAINT PERSON USED DUCT TAPE TO CLOSE HOLE. RESULT: LOSS OF PRESSURIZATION WHEN DUCT TAPE GAVE WAY. PREVENTION: CLOSER INSPECTION OF ACFT BY LITTLE ROCK FSDO. RPTED MAINT PROB TO LITTLE ROCK FSDO BY PLT BUT TO NO SUCCESS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.