Service difficulty report · Emergency Exit · Cessna 401

Difficulty date
July 9, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Cessna 401
Part
Emergency Exit
Part number
52111302
Condition
Departed A/C
Location
Emergency Exit
Part time
7,818 hours
Component
Cessna · 52111302
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
D
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) IN CRUISE AT 11,000 FEET, THE CREW NOTED AIR ENTERING THE CABIN THROUGH THE EMERGENCY EXIT. THE BOTTOM CORNER OF THE EXIT WAS NOTED TO BE EXTENDED OUTWARD BY APPROXIMATELY 1/4 OF AN INCH. SPEED OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS REDUCED BUT THE EMERGENCY EXIT DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE EMERGENCY EXIT HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN RESEALED DUE TO A WATER LEAK SNAG AT THE FRONT EDGE.

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