SDR 0501659927

Service difficulty report · Door · Doug DC931

Difficulty date
November 30, 2005
Submitted
December 2, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8920E
Make and model
Doug DC931
Aircraft serial
45835
Aircraft time
73,719 hours, 75,442 cycles
Part
Door
Condition
Not Seated
Location
Aft Presbulkhead
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, S
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

IN CRUISE FLIGHT AT FL270 AN AIR LEAK AT THE AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD DOOR WAS REPORTED. THE RED "CABIN PRESS" WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE CABIN ALTITUDE REACHED 10,500 FEET. THE MASKS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE RED BORDER CHECKLIST AND DESCENT TO 11,000 FEET WERE ACCOMPLISHED. CABIN PRESSURE WAS STABILIZED DURING DESCENT. LANDING AT MSP WAS UNEVENTFUL AND MAINTENANCE FOUND THE AFT CABIN PLUG DOOR IMPROPERLY SEATED. AFTER INSPECTION OF THE DOOR SEAL AND FRAME THE CABIN PRESSURE WAS CHECKED. NO LEAKS WERE FOUND SO THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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