Service difficulty report · Seal · Boeing 7373G7

Difficulty date
January 20, 2006
Submitted
January 30, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N157AW
Make and model
Boeing 7373G7
Aircraft serial
23779
Aircraft time
58,483 hours, 40,850 cycles
Part
Seal
Condition
Leaking
Location
Cargo Door
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

LAS - CABIN PRESSURE, CREW REPORTED THAT JUST PRIOR TO REACHING 34,000, CABIN DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE WOULD NOT HOLD ABOVE 7.0 PSI, CABIN ALTITUDE CONTINUED TO CLIMB. CREW COMPLIED WITH CHECK LIST AND DESCENDED TO 28,000 WITH PACKS AT HIGH PRESSURE. MAINTENANCE FOUND HUGE PRESSURIZATION LEAK AT FWD CARGO DOOR THRESHOLD. REPAIRED THE FORWARD CARGO THRESHOLD SEALING AREA. REPORTED FOR PRECAUTIONARY PURPOSES. **SUPPLEMENTAL** WILL BE SENT ONCE RECEIVE MAJOR REPAIR FORM.

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