What was found
DOOR SEAL LEAKING AFTER TAKEOFF, DOOR SEAL DID NOT INFLATE, DOOR SEAL CHECK VALVE HAD FAILED INTERNALLY CAUSING A BLOCKAGE OF AIR TO SEAL.
- Difficulty date
- June 21, 2004
- Submitted
- July 9, 2004
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N962J
- Make and model
- Cessna 550
- Aircraft serial
- 5500453
- Engine
- Pwa JT15D4
- System (JASC)
- 5210 · Passenger/Crew Doors
- Part
- Check Valve
- Part number
- 259APP
- Condition
- Blocked
- Location
- Pax Door
- Part time
- 7,128 hours, 6,830 cycles
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- C
- Nature of condition
- P
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.