Service difficulty report · Sill · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
August 14, 2009
Submitted
August 19, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7548A
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
53030
Aircraft time
54,106 hours, 27,507 cycles
Part
Sill
Condition
Dirty
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
CL
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

DFW - CREW REPORTED AIRCRAFT UNABLE TO PRESSURIZE AND A LOUD RUSH OF AIR WAS HEARD NEAR AFT GALLEY DOOR. RETURNED TO DFW WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REMOVED DEBRIS AND CLEANED AND LUBED ALL DOOR SILLS. PRESSURIZED AIRCRAFT AND NO LEAKS NOTED. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.

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