Service difficulty report · Line · Gulstm 695A

Difficulty date
September 21, 2009
Submitted
October 23, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Gulstm 695A
Aircraft time
6,832 hours
Propeller
Rotol R306382F7
Part
Line
Part number
8505345
Condition
Obstructed
Location
Door Seal
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) THE TUBE THAT SUPPLIES PRESSURIZED AIR FROM AIRFRAME SYSTEMS TO INFLATE THE ENTRANCE DOOR SEAL BECOMES KINKED. (SEE ATTACHMENT)THE TUBE COMES FROM UNDER THE CABIN FLOOR, UP THE FUSELAGE CABIN WALL BEHIND THE PILOT SEAT AND HAS A LOOP TO ALLOW MOVEMENT OF THE TUBE WHEN THE CABIN DOOR OPENS AND CLOSES. (SEE MAINT MANUAL ATTACHMENT ITEM #25). BESIDE THE TUBE IS A SMALL WIRE BUNDLE. WITH FLEXING OF THE LOOP DURING EVERY DOOR ACTUATION, THE TUBE KINKS RESULTING IN LOSS OF AIR TO KEEP THE DOOR SEAL INFLATED. THE TUBE IS MADE OF PLASTIC/TEFLON AND THERE ARE SEVERAL ITEMS TO CATCH AND SNAG THE LOOP SUCH AS STRUCTURE OR WIRE BUNDLES. THE HOSE WAS REPLACED, WIRE BUNDLES SECURED, SYSTEM TESTED AND FOUND SERVICEABLE. THIS IS THE SECOND AIRCRAFT IN THE FLEET TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM OCCUR. THE OTHER TWO AIRCRAFT IN THE FLEET WILL BE INSPECTED FOR THIS PROBLEM DURING UPCOMING WINTER MAINTENANCE. (TC# 20090922004)