Service difficulty report · Seal · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
April 18, 2019
Submitted
April 19, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N965TW
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53615
Aircraft time
54,043 hours, 27,614 cycles
Part
Seal
Condition
Out Of Position
Location
Aft Service 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

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: PILOT REPORTED A DUAL PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM LOSS ENROUTE. OXYGEN MASK WERE NOT DEPLOYED. EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. ACCOMPLISHED OPS TEST AND LEAK TEST OF BOTH PACKS. NO LEAKS NOTED IAW AMM 21-00-00. CREW PRESSURIZED A/C TO CK FOR LEAKS IAW AMM 21-20-00. FOUND AFT SERVICE DOOR LEAKING DUE TO SEAL OUT OF TRACK. REINSTALLED SEAL IAW AMM 52-42-02. REACCOMPLISHED PRESSURE CHECK OF CABIN, NO DOOR LEAK NOTED. ACCOMPLISHED CABIN PRESSURE CONTROLLERS BITE TEST IAW AMM 21-32-00 (NO FAULTS NOTED). ACCOMPLISHED PRESSURE CONTROLLER OPS CHECK, NO FAULTS NOTED. ACCOMPLISHED OUTFOLW VALVE OPS TEST, NO FAULTS NOTED IAW AMM 21-32-05. REACCOMPLISHED PRESSURIZATION OF CABIN, ALL CKS NORMAL.

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