Service difficulty report · Seal · Bombdr DHC8400

Difficulty date
April 29, 2019
Submitted
August 17, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8400
Part
Seal
Part number
8SC0940
Condition
Damaged
Location
Cargo Door
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) CREW REPORTED THAT AFTER TAKE OFF, CABIN DID NOT PRESSURISE, NEITHER IN AUTO NOR IN MAN. AIR TURN BACK CARRIED OUT. DURING THE AFT CARGO DOOR SEAL INSPECTION, MAINTENANCE FOUND A HOLE IN THE SEAL. DOOR SEAL REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE FWD UPPER GUIDE ROLLER WAS ALSO REPLACED. IT SEEMED THAT THE ROLLER HAD BEEN DAMAGED DURING THE DOOR OPERATION, WHICH THE SHEARED PARTS FROM THE ROLLER SUBSEQUENTLY DAMAGED THE SEAL. AFTER PARTS REPLACEMENT, PRESSURISATION TEST CARRIED SATISFACTORY. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (TC# 20190429016)