Service difficulty report · Retainer · Beech 1900C

Difficulty date
April 4, 2019
Submitted
August 17, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 1900C
Aircraft time
43,679 hours
Part
Retainer
Part number
1144000301
Condition
Leaking
Location
Door Seal
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
B, G

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

What was found

(CAN) AS AIRCRAFT WAS CLIMBING THROUGH FL 190, IT DECLARED EMERGENCY DUE TO RAPID DECOMPRESSION. THE AIRCRAFT LANDAD SAFELY, AND UPON INSPECTION WAS NOTED THAT THE DOOR SEAL UPPER HALF WAS NOT INSTALLED IN THE RETAINER RING, AND HAD BLOWN OUT IN FLIGHT CAUSING THE ABOVE. NO MAINTENANCE HAD BEEN PERFORMED ON EITHER DOOR SEAL OR DOOR FRAME FOR SOMETIME. (TC# 20190405017)

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