Service difficulty report · Seal · Emb EMB145LR

Difficulty date
March 19, 2009
Submitted
March 23, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N563RP
Make and model
Emb EMB145LR
Aircraft serial
145509
Aircraft time
17,496 hours, 13,476 cycles
Engine
Allsn AE3007A
Engine time
15,312 hours, 12,779 cycles
Part
Seal
Condition
Leaking
Location
Pax Door
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
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

FLIGHT 6123, MKE TO CVG - CREW REPORTED THAT THE AUTO PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM WAS INOP, BUT DID NOT TRY THE MANUAL MODE BEFORE RETURNING TO MKE. THEY ALSO REPORTED THAT THE MAIN ENTRY DOOR WAS SQUEALING IN FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS PRESSURIZED ON THE GROUND AND A LEAK WAS FOUND ON THE FORWARD LOWER EDGE OF THE DOOR SEAL AND WAS REPAIRED PER AMM 52-00-04. DURING THE SECOND LEAK CHECK NO LEAKS WERE NOTED. THERE WERE NO REPORTS OF EICAS MESSAGES FOR PRESSURIZATION ALERTS AND THE PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM OPERATED NORMALLY.

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