Service difficulty report · Seal · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
January 25, 2007
Submitted
January 26, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N571RP
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
14500827
Aircraft time
7,438 hours, 5,803 cycles
Part
Seal
Condition
Failed
Location
Service Door
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

FLIGHT 6431 - CMH-MCO - UPON LEVELING AT FL340, FLIGHT ATTENDANT CONTACTED FLIGHT DECK AND INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A LOUD "CRACK" FOLLOWED BY AIR RUSHING INTO THE CABIN FROM THE SERVICE DOOR. CONTACTED AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL AND ASKED TO GET A LOWER ALTITUDE TO REDUCE THE PRESSURE ON THE DOOR WHILE RUNNING THE QRH CHECKLIST. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. AFTER SECURING THE AIRCRAFT AT THE GATE, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT A TORN DOOR SEAL HAD GIVEN WAY IN THE UPPER LEFT CORNER OF THE SERVICE DOOR, BUT NO STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS WERE DAMAGED. AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO CMH WHERE MAINTENANCE REPAIRED THE DOOR SEAL.

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