Service difficulty report · Seal · Beech 300BEECH

Difficulty date
March 2, 2009
Submitted
April 9, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 300BEECH
Aircraft time
9,731 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A60A
Propeller
Hartzl HCB4MP3
Part
Seal
Part number
5043006127
Condition
Damaged
Location
Pax Door
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
9
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

(CAN) NUMEROUS ISSUES WITH WHISTLING DOOR SEAL ON THIS ACFT. ACFT INCURS HIGH CYCLES/UTILIZATION AND DOOR SEAL DAMAGE, HAS ALWAYS BEEN A PROBLEM, BUT TYPICALLY LAST 800+ HOURS. RECENTLY THE DOOR SEAL HAS BEEN COMING OUT OF THE TRACK THAT IT SITS IN. OCCASIONALLY WHEN THE SEAL COMES OUT IT GETS PINCHED AND SUBSEQUENTLY GETS A HOLE IN IT. DOOR SEAL LIFE IS AVERAGING 100 HOURS RECENTLY. (LAST 3-4 MONTHS) CREW TYPICALLY REPORTS WHISTLING OR GENERAL NOISE FROM THE CABIN DOOR - NO PRESSURIZATION ISSUES GENERALLY. SUSPECT THAT THE PART OF THE SEAL THAT IS INSTALLED IN THE TRACK MAY BE SLIGHTLY UNDERSIZED COMPARED TO THE OLDER SEALS - OTHER ACFT IN THE FLEET HAVE HAD NO ISSUES RECENTLY. NO OLD DOOR SEALS TO COMPARE MEASUREMENTS TO, AND WE’RE NOT ABLE TO SAFELY REMOVE ANOTHER SEAL WITHOUT DAMAGING IT. DOOR RIGGING HAS BEEN CHECKED WITH NO ISSUES.