Service difficulty report · Access Door · Aerosp ATR42500

Difficulty date
September 29, 2023
Submitted
October 2, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N403SV
Make and model
Aerosp ATR42500
Aircraft serial
1219
Aircraft time
5,314 hours, 5,199 cycles
Part
Access Door
Condition
Obstructed
Location
Mlgww
Part time
5,314 hours, 5,199 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A, I

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

What was found

THE PILOT ON 403 AT 2200 Z SENT ACARS MESSAGE SAYING THAT HE HAD A RAPID DE-COMPRESSION DURING CLIMB OUT OF MCO WHEN PASSING THE 11,000 FEET AND HE IS DECLARING EMERGENCY RETURNING TO MCO. WHEN LANDED IN MCO OUR MX TEAM MET THE PILOT J. ORTIZ (6517) AND RIGHT AWAY OUR MX SUPERVISOR STARTED THE T/S. HE STARTED WITH THE NOSE GEAR WELL AREA AND REMOVED THE AVIONICS DOOR TO FIND A SCREW STUCK ON THE DOOR PRESSURE SEAL. REMOVED THE SCREW AND CLEANED THE SEAL, RE-SECURED THE DOOR AND DID THE OPS CHECK WITH THE CREW. OPS CHECKED GOOD AS PER THE ATR AMM, HE SIGNED OFF THE LOGBOOK AND THE AC CONTINUED ITS SCHEDULED FLIGHT.

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