Service difficulty report · Door Seal · Cessna 550

Difficulty date
April 8, 2007
Submitted
April 10, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N338CS
Make and model
Cessna 550
Aircraft serial
5501084
Aircraft time
2,676 hours, 1,961 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW530A
Part
Door Seal
Part number
65112092
Condition
Separated
Location
Zone 800
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

LOUD NOISE FROM CABIN DOOR AT FL370. FOUND DOOR SEAL TO BE THE CAUSE. ALERTED ATC FOR LOWER ALTITUDE. NO PRESSURIZATION PROBLEMS INDICATED, HOWEVER PRESSURIZATION CONTROLLER BEGAN TO FLUCTUATE. CREW DONNED THEIR O2 MASKS, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY DESCENT AND DIVERTED. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED, CLEANED, AND LUBED PASSENGER DOOR SEAL. FOUND SEAL AND SEAMS NOT CONNECTED, RECONNECTED SEAL ENDS IAW MM. FOUND INNER OR PRIMARY SEAL GOOD. LEAK CHECK GOOD.

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