Service difficulty report · Door Seal · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
November 18, 2017
Submitted
November 21, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N114NN
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
6046
Aircraft time
13,279 hours, 2,688 cycles
Part
Door Seal
Part number
D5237106020400
Condition
Deformed
Location
Fwd Cargo 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

DURING CRUISE AT FL 235, CABIN ALTITUDE KEPT CLIMBING TO 9550 FEET INLET, EXTRACT AND OUTFLOW VALVES ALL FULLY CLOSED. CABIN DIFFERENTIAL WAS 4.2 PSI. UNABLE TO MAINTANIN CABIN PRESSURIZATION UNTIL DESCENDING. DECLARED EMERGENCY AND LANDED WITHOUT ISSUE. MAINTENANCE FOUND FORWARD CARGO DOOR SEAL AT TOP LEFT CORNER DEFORMED AND NOT SEALING PROPERLY. REPLACED FORWARD CARGO DOOR SEAL IAW MM 52-31-18. AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED.

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