Service difficulty report · Seal · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
November 4, 2005
Submitted
November 9, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N501AM
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49188
Aircraft time
60,192 hours, 44,988 cycles
Part
Seal
Condition
Misinstalled
Location
Service Door
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W, 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

ACFT PERFORMED AN UNSCHEDULED LANDING AT CUL DUE TO A PRESSURIZATION FAILURE; EMERGENCY PROCEDURE PERFORMED BEING NOT POSSIBLE TO CONTROL IT, PERFORMING AN EMERGENCY DESCENT TO 14,000 FT. DURING MX REVISION DETECTED A LEAK IN AFT SERVICE DOOR DUE TO SEAL DOOR REAR BOTTOM AREA IMPROPERLY INSTALLED (IN 3 INCHES LONG APPROXIMATELY), 90 PERCENT OF OXYGEN MASKS FOUND DEPLOYED WITH OXYGEN SYS SWITCH IN MANUAL MODE. SEAL DOOR PROPERLY INSTALLED IAW MM 52-42-02, TESTED CORRECT. ACFT FERRIED TO GDL. AT GDL, 79 CHEMICAL OXYGEN GENS REPLACED IAW MM 35-22-01, A/C SYS & PRESSURIZATION TESTS PERFORMED IAW MM 21-32-00, TESTED CORRECT. FDR REMOVED & ANALYZED AND RECORDS DEMONSTRATE THAT AIRCRAFT DID NOT DEPRESSURIZE.

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