Service difficulty report · Seal · Boeing 7374Q8

Difficulty date
September 22, 2008
Submitted
September 29, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N765AS
Make and model
Boeing 7374Q8
Aircraft serial
25102
Aircraft time
51,828 hours, 30,853 cycles
Part
Seal
Part number
57094
Condition
Failed
Location
Cargo Door
Component
Door, Cargo, Af
Component part number
6547952340
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AT CRUISE FL340 CABIN ALT WARNING HORN CAME ON CABIN ALT WAS 10.5 11.0, RAN CABIN ALT WARN HORN RAPID DEPRESS CK LIST. CONTROLLED CABIN AT ABOUT 11 12 THOUSAND BEGAN NORMAL DESCENT AND DECLARED EMERGENCY DEVIATE YVR. ABOUT FL190 CABIN PRESS FELT LIKE IT WAS EXCESSIVE. CRACKED OUTFLOW OPEN AND GOT 4K FT MIN INCREASE CLOSED OUTFLOW + CAUGHT CABIN AGAIN. CABIN GOT COLD, PRESSURIZED AIRCRAFT PER MM 05 51 91 702 001 AND FOUND THE FOLLOWING. UNABLE TO PRESSURIZE USING ONE AIR COND PACK REQUIRED RT ENG AND APU AS BLEED SOURCE AND BOTH PACKS OPERATING TO REACH 4 PSID. DECAY RATE FROM 4 PSID TO 2.5 PSID WAS 50 SECS. OUT OF LIMITS. FOUND AIR LEAKS AT NOSE GEAR DOWNLOCK VIEWER IN NOSE W/W AND FROM MAIN CARGO DOOR.

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