Service difficulty report · Seal · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
July 16, 2000
Submitted
December 14, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N961AS
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53075
Part
Seal
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Pax Door
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AFTER ARRIVAL OF FLIGHT 405; CREW REPORTED THE L1 DOOR WAS DIFFICULT TO OPEN. CLEANED PAINT OVERSPRAY FROM DOOR SEAL AND SEAL MATING SURFACE. ACCOMPLISHED GROUND PRESSURIZATION CHECK TO 3.0 PSID, NO LEAK NOTED. OPERATED DOOR THROUGH SEVERAL CYCLES AND OPERATED NORMALLY.

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