SDR CAL950168

Service difficulty report · Sealant · Boeing 727227

Difficulty date
February 28, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N16758
Make and model
Boeing 727227
Aircraft serial
21043
Part
Sealant
Condition
Missing
Location
Cargo Door
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A, G

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

What was found

JAX - FLT 0364 - CABIN PRESSURE WAS LOST AT FL290 & OXYGEN MASKS DEPLOYED. CREW SWITCHED FROM AUTO TO STANDBY TO MANUAL, BUT CABIN PRESS COULD NOT BE CONTROLLED. BLEEDS WERE SWITCHED, BUT CABIN STILL WOULD NOT PRESS. ACFT DIVERTED TO JAX. MX FOUND AFT CARGO DOOR SEALANT MISSING BETWEEN SEAL CHANNEL & FUSELAGE AT LOWER FWD & AFT SECTION OF DOOR FRAME. AREA RESEALED USING AERODYNAMIC SEALANT, DECAY CHECK PEFORMED PER MM 5-51-101 & SYSTEM CHECKS GOOD. IN ADDITION, CABIN PRESS CONTROLLER REMOVED & REPLACED AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE. MX FOUND ALL OXYGEN MASKS HAD DROPPED FROM THEIR PSU'S. ALL OXYGEN MASKS WERE CLEANED & STOWED. (X)