Service difficulty report · Seal · Cndair CL6002B19

Difficulty date
October 11, 2001
Submitted
December 12, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B19
Aircraft time
1,031 hours
Engine
Ge CF343B1
Part
Seal
Part number
051940
Condition
Failed
Location
Pax Door
Part time
12,675 hours, 12,569 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING A FLIGHT IN CLIMB AT FL220, UN-COMMANDED DEPRESSURIZATION OF THE AIRCRAFT OCCURRED. THE CREW DID AN EMERGENCY DESCENT TO FL60 AND DIVERTED. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT NOTICED A LOUD WHISTLE COMING FROM THE PAX DOOR AT THE TIME.AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH NO FURTHER ANOMALIES.ON THE GROUND, THE MAINTENANCE CREW NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER DOOR SEAL WAS OUT OF ITS TRACK BY APPROXIMATELY 400 MM OF LENGTH. THEY ALSO NOTICED THAT 6 OF THE 8 PRESSURIZATION HOLES WERE MISSING ON THE SEAL. THE SEAL WAS PUT BACK IN PLACE AND THE PRESSURIZATION HOLES DONE PER AMM. A CHECK FLIGHT WAS CARRIED OUT WITH NO ANOMALIES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS PUT BACK IN SERVICE.