Service difficulty report · Valve · Bombdr DHC8400

Difficulty date
November 28, 2015
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8400
Aircraft time
5,792 hours
Engine
Pwc PW150A
Part
Valve
Part number
4100S00901
Condition
Faulty
Location
Door Seal
Part time
5,327 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
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) RECENT MAINTENANCE HISTORY SHOWED THE L1 DOOR SEAL WAS INTERMITTENTLY NOT INFLATING. THIS HAD CAUSED AN AIR TURNBACK AND THE SYSTEM TESTED SERVICEABLE FOLLOWING THE APPLICATION OF HEAT TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE SEAL FAILED TO INFLATE DURING SUBSEQUENT TROUBLESHOOTING AND THE DOOR SEAL PRESSURIZING VALVE WAS REPLACED AS WAS THE DOOR SEAL. THE L1 DOOR SEAL WAS ALSO FOUND TO HAVE A CUT AND SOME ENTRAPPED WATER. FOLLOWING THE REPLACEMENT OF THE PRESSURIZING VALVE AND SEAL THE SYSTEM WAS TESTED SERVICEABLE AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.