Service difficulty report · Door Seal · Cessna 560CESSNA

Difficulty date
December 21, 2016
Submitted
December 23, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N560HD
Make and model
Cessna 560CESSNA
Aircraft serial
5600274
Aircraft time
4,961 hours, 4,184 cycles
Engine
Pwc JT15D5D
Part
Door Seal
Part number
99120754
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Cabin Door
Part time
4,961 hours, 4,184 cycles
Component
Cabin Door · Cessna
Component part number
551123078
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
G, A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF FROM KASE. AT 400 AGL THE DOOR SEAL LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AIRCRAFT CONTINUED DEPARTURE ROUTE, SHORTLY AFTERWARDS THE CABIN DOOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ATC DIRECTED THE AIRCRAFT ALONG DEPARTURE PATH TO LINDZ INT. CLIMBING TO 12,000 FT. PILOT HEARD A LOUD HISS FROM CABIN DOOR AREA. CABIN ALT. 10000 LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ATC CLEARED AIRCRAFT TO FL 190. CREW PERFORMED EMERGENCY CHECKLIST AND DONNED O2 MASKS. CREW REQUESTED AND RECEIVED DIRECT DESTINATION INTO KAPA. FLIGHT CONTINUED TO KAPA UNEVENTFULLY. POST INSPECTION AIRCRAFT WAS RUN UP AND NO CAUTION OR ADVISORY LIGHTS ILLUMINATING. ALL SYSTEMS PERFORMING NORMALLY. AIRCRAFT WAS PLACED ON MEL AND FLOWN UN-PRESSURIZED TO KRGK. AN INSPECTION OF DOOR SEAL AND DOOR SEAL AREA WAS PERFORMED WITH NO INDICATIONS OF TEARS OR HOLES IN DOOR SEAL. SUSPECTED WATER ENTRAPMENT IN CABIN DOOR SEAL. DOOR SEAL WAS BLOWN OUT AND WATER WAS REMOVED FROM THE INTERIOR OF THE SEAL. SUSPECT WATER FROZE INSIDE SEAL AND COULD NOT FORM TO CABIN DOOR FRAME FOR PROPER PRESSURIZATION.