Service difficulty report · Seal · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
May 27, 2017
Submitted
May 31, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N501AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49738
Aircraft time
78,484 hours, 41,795 cycles
Part
Seal
Condition
Ruptured
Location
Door
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

EMERGENCY DECLARED. EMERGENCY DESCENT INTO DESTINATION DUE TO CABIN PRESSURIZATION WARNING LIGHTS AND ANOMALIES. OXYGEN MASKS DID NOT DEPLOY. PERFORMED CHECK OF OVER PRESSURE SAFETY VALVES IAW 21-32-07, LEAKAGE TEST IAW 21-00-00-501, NEGATIVE PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE DOOR TEST, BITE CHECK OF PRESSURE CONTROLLER IAW 21-32-00. NO FAULTS NOTED. DURING DECAY CHECK, FOUND FORWARD DOOR HAS HOLE IN SEAL AT UPPER FORWARD CORNER OF DOOR . REPAIRED DOOR SEAL RUPTURE IAW SRM 52-04-00. OPERATIONAL CHECKED GOOD. AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED.

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