Service difficulty report · Seal · Doug DC861

Difficulty date
May 16, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N849AX
Make and model
Doug DC861
Aircraft serial
45891
Part
Seal
Part number
3485173
Condition
Defective
Location
Cargo Door
Stage of operation
CR
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 APPROXIMATELY 26,000 FT, 7 PSID, AND 4,500 FT CABIN, THE CABIN RATE OF CLIMB INDICATOR WENT FROM 500 TO 2500 FPM ASCENT. REGAINED CONTROL OF CABIN AT APPROXIMATELY 18,000 FT AND 3 PSID. AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO ATL. RE-INSTALLED SEAL IN RETAINER ON MAIN CARGO DOOR IAW DC 8 MM. ALSO, MADE SMALL REPAIR IN TORN SEAL IAW DC 8 TEMP REV SRM CHAPTER 52-2-1.

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