Service difficulty report · Seal · Boeing 757200

Difficulty date
July 2, 2009
Submitted
July 6, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N868AN
Make and model
Boeing 757200
Aircraft serial
24868
Aircraft time
52 hours, 20 cycles
Part
Seal
Part number
59263
Condition
Damaged
Location
Cargo Door
Part time
51,694 hours, 41 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
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

WHILE MAINTAINING FL380, CABIN WARNING ALTITUDE ALERT SOUNDED. CABIN ALTITUDE WAS ABOVE 10.000 AND CLIMBING SLOWLY. INITIATED EMERGENCY CABIN DESCENT. ABLE TO MAINTAIN CABIN CONTROL BY 20.000 FEET AFTER LEVELING AT 20.000 CABIN ALTITUDE DESCENDED TO 4.000. FOUND MAIN CARGO DOOR SEAL DAMAGED. REMOVED AND REPLACED MAIN CARGO DOOR SEAL IAW MM 52-09-05. PERFORMED AUTO AND MANUAL PRESSURIZATION CONTROL SYS TEST, OPS AND LEAK CHECK FOUND NORMAL. NO LEAKS NOTED IAW MM 21-31-00.

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