Service difficulty report · Seal · Emb ERJ190100IGW

Difficulty date
April 27, 2011
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Emb ERJ190100IGW
Aircraft time
6,043 hours
Engine
Ge CF3410E5A1
Part
Seal
Condition
Leaking
Location
Emergency Exit
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) AFTER DEPARTURE AND IN THE CLIMB, A LOUD WHISTLING SOUND BEGAN TO EMANATE FROM BOTH EMERGENCY OVER WING EXITS. AS THE CLIMB CONTINUED, THE NOISE FROM THE LT SIDE DECEASED BUT INCREASED ON THE RT. THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY AN INDICATION WARNING IN THE FLIGHT DECK REGARDING THE RT OVERWING EXIT. THE CREW ELECTED TO RETURN TO STATION. PAX & F/A`S REPORTED AFTER T/O THAT LOUD SQUEAL WAS PRESENT FROM LT AND RT OVERWING EXIT, PRESSURE WAS NORMAL. THROUGH 22,500, "RT EMERGENCY EXIT OPEN" AS ALL INDICATIONS FOR PRESSURE NORMAL RETURNED. REPLACED RT OVERWING EMERGENCY EXIT DOOR SEAL IAW AMM 52-21-21-400-801. ACFT PRESSURIZED TO 6.5 DP AND FOUND BOTH DOORS SQUEALING. SUSPECTED FROM PREVIOUS EMERGENCY REMOVAL THAT DOORS INADVERTENTLY MIXED. RT DOOR INSTALLED ON LT SIDE AND LT DOOR INSTALLED ON RT SIDE. CHECKED BOTH OVERWING ESCAPE HATCH ADJUSTMENTS IAW AMM 52-21-00. SWITCH ON RT EMERGENCY DOOR ADJUSTED IAW AMM 52-75-00. ACFT PRESSURIZED, NO SQUEAL OR ANY OTHER FAULTS FOUND.

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