Service difficulty report · Door Seal · Cessna 525B

Difficulty date
October 10, 2024
Submitted
October 31, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N753JS
Make and model
Cessna 525B
Aircraft serial
525B0100
Aircraft time
3,538 hours, 2,460 cycles
Part
Door Seal
Part number
99120754
Condition
Worn
Location
Zone 800
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DOOR SEAL LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT AT 45,000 FEET. DOOR SEAL WAS MAKING NOTICEABLY LOUD NOISES. EMERGENCY DECLARED BY PIC. FOUND MAIN ENTRY DOOR PRIMARY SEAL NOT SITTING PROPERLY WHEN INFLATED DISASSEMBLED DOOR TO REPLACE SEAL. FOUND DOOR HANDLE PIN CORRODED REPLACED PIN (P/N: HL18PB-6-18) ALSO REPLACED DOOR PRESSURIZATION GROMMET (P/N: MS35489-41) AND QTY: 2 SCREWS (P/N: MS24693-S29) REMOVED PRIMARY AND SECONDARY DOOR SEALS CLEANED UP OLD ADHESIVE INSTALLED NEW SECONDARY SEAL (P/N: R860086) AND PRIMARY SEAL (P/N: 9912075-4) CLOSED UP MAIN ENTRY DOOR ATTEMPTED TO CLOSE DOOR AFTER SEAL REPLACEMENT HAD DIFFICULTY CLOSING DOOR. MADE ADJUSTMENTS TO DOOR FRAME SOCKETS FOUND DOOR VERY DIFFICULT TO LATCH TRACED TO LINKAGE INSIDE MAIN ENTRY DOOR LUBED LINKAGES OPS CHECKS GOOD WORK PERFORMED IN REF WITH CE-525B AMM CH: 52-10-0.

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