# Incident 20021022028139I: Frchld SA227DC, Billings, MT, October 22, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 22, 2002, 09:10 local time
- Place: Billings, MT
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: BSAA
- Location: 45.7833° N, 108.5007° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Billings, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7833&lon=-108.5007&mi=10
- Aircraft: N850LS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N850LS-2013-04-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild SA227-DC (registry code 3377521, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-sa227-dc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331 series (registry code 01514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FRCHLD SA227DC
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021022028139I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) AFTER TAKEOFF FROM BILLINGS, MT (BIL) ENROUTE TO MISSOULA, MT (MSO) THE FLIGHT CREW WAS UNABLE TO ESTABLISH AIRCRAFT PRESSURIZATION. THE FLIGHT CREW RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO BIL AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL DISCOVERED A SPLIT THE CABIN DOOR SEAL. THE CABIN DOOR SEAL WAS REPAIRED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. THIS ENTRY IS CLOSED.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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