Service difficulty report · Seal · Frchld SA227DC

Difficulty date
August 11, 2004
Submitted
January 27, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N853LS
Make and model
Frchld SA227DC
Aircraft serial
DC853B
Aircraft time
18,622 hours, 23,230 cycles
Engine
Garrtt TPE33112UA
Part
Seal
Part number
2724052005
Condition
Pinched
Location
Cargo Door
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

MRR-M04-12, CARGO DOOR WARNING LIGHT ON ANNUNCIATOR AND SECONDARY DOOR UNSAFE WARNING ON SIDE PANEL BOTH CAME ON DURING CLIMBOUT. CREW FOLLOWED PROCEDURES, RETURNED. CREW CHECKED CARGO DOOR HANDLE, FOUND FULLY STOWED UPON RETURN. RIGGING OR ADJUSTMENT OF DOOR. FOUND DOOR SEAL SHIMMED TO TIGHTLY AT DOOR LWR EDGE OPENING, CAUSING DOOR TO BE HARD TO CLOSE. SEAL WAS SHIMMED THIS TIGHTLY IN PART DUE TO SEAL NOT INFLATING TO FULL PRESSURE, DUE TO INFLATION LINE NOT BEING FULLY ALIGNED WITH FEED THROUGH FOR IT IN THE DOOR FRAME. DOOR SEAL WAS REPLACED, MAINTAINING ALIGNMENT OF SEAL. DOOR SEAL SWITCHES WERE ADJUSTED. CARGO DOOR WARNING SYS AND LATCH SYS WAS OPS CHECKED AND OPERATED CORRECTLY.