SDR 0121

Service difficulty report · Seal · Cessna 550

Difficulty date
August 16, 2001
Submitted
August 22, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N270CW
Make and model
Cessna 550
Aircraft serial
5500570
Aircraft time
7,168 hours, 5,644 cycles
Part
Seal
Part number
99120754
Condition
Damaged
Location
Pax Door
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
B, A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS FLYING AT FL39, HEARD AN AIR NOISE NEAR THE CABIN DOOR. STARTED TO LOOSE PRESSURIZATION. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DESCENDED TO A SAFE ALTITUDE. DIVERTED TO LIT AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MX DETERMINED THE CABIN DOOR SEAL WAS BAD AND REPLACED WITH NEW, THE AIRCRAFT WAS TEST FLOWN AND FOUND TO BE OK.

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