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FAA incident report · Airbus A300 F4-622R · Omaha, NE · May 16, 2008

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Date
May 16, 2008 · 00:00 local
Place
Omaha, NE
Airport
Eppley Airfield
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
IPXA
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N128UP
Reported as
Airbus A300F4622R
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PW4158
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
N128UPRegistered now · Airbus Industrie A300 F4-622RS/N 0812 · Built 2001Airframe modelAirbus Industrie A300 F4-622REngine modelPratt & Whitney PW4158Turbo-fan

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) N128UP, A-300-F4622R, being operated as united parcel service flight 591 enroute dia to rfd diverted to oma because the crew heard a humming and then felt a vibration. The crew ascertained that one of the cargo door seals was losing pressure. The airplane landed without incident. Company mechanics found 2 inch holes in the door seal and air escaping when they pressurized the aircraft. Company maintenance at oma changed the forward cargo door seal.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) N128UP, A-300-F4622R, BEING OPERATED AS UNITED PARCEL SERVICE FLIGHT 591 ENROUTE DIA TO RFD DIVERTED TO OMA BECAUSE THE CREW HEARD A HUMMING AND THEN FELT A VIBRATION. THE CREW ASCERTAINED THAT ONE OF THE CARGO DOOR SEALS WAS LOSING PRESSURE. THE AIRPLANE LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. COMPANY MECHANICS FOUND 2 INCH HOLES IN THE DOOR SEAL AND AIR ESCAPING WHEN THEY PRESSURIZED THE AIRCRAFT. COMPANY MAINTENANCE AT OMA CHANGED THE FORWARD CARGO DOOR SEAL.