SDR 99ZZZX2968

Service difficulty report · Seal · Cessna 525

Difficulty date: May 17, 1999
Submitted: March 26, 2000
Operation: General aviation
Make and model: Cessna 525
System (JASC): 5210 · Passenger/Crew Doors
Part: Seal
Condition: Failed
Location: Passenger Door
Stage of operation: NR
Nature of condition: J
Precautionary procedure: B

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

What was found

AT FL 37, THE DOOR SEAL LIGHT CAME ON. PRESSURIZATION WAS MAINTAINED AND A NORMAL DESCENT TO 15,000 FEET WAS REQUESTED. AT 15,000 FEET, THE DOOR SEAL LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. FLIGHT WAS CONTINUED PER MEL AT OR BELOW 25,000 FEET. SECONDARY DOOR SEAL REPLACED AS A RESULT OF FAILURE.

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