Service difficulty report · Seal · Cessna 550

Difficulty date
April 3, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 550
Aircraft time
9,545 hours
Engine
Pwa JT15D4
Part
Seal
Part number
651126619
Condition
Stuck
Location
Escape Hatch
Part time
8 hours
Stage of operation
NR
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) AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO REMOVE THE EMERGENCY EXIT FOR TRAINING PURPOSES. THE EMERGENCY EXIT COULD NOT BE OPENED FROM INSIDE THE ACFT. TO OPEN THE EXIT, TECH APPLIED FORCE FROM THE EXTERIOR OF THE ACFT FROM AN ELEVATED POSITION, STAND, TO FORCE OPEN THE EXIT, WHEN THE EXIT OPENED A SUCKING SOUND COULD BE HEARD FROM THE SEAL. THE EXIT WOULD NOT OPEN FROM INSIDE THE ACFT IN THE NORMAL MANNER. THERE WAS NO CAUSE FOUND FOR THE EXIT STICKING, THE EXIT WAS REINSTALLED AND OPENED NORMALLY. THE MAINTENANCE PROGRAM HAS BEEN ADJUSTED TO REQUIRE MORE FREQUENT REMOVALS OF THE EMERGENCY EXIT.

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