Service difficulty report · Door Seal · Beech B200

Difficulty date
June 28, 2005
Submitted
June 28, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N203LG
Make and model
Beech B200
Aircraft serial
BB926
Aircraft time
7,502 hours, 7,093 cycles
Part
Door Seal
Part number
5043006127
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Main Pax Door
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
S, J
Precautionary procedure
G, A

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

What was found

DURING CLIMB, PAX HEARD WIND NOISE FROM AFT CABIN. BROUGHT TO ATTENTION OF PILOT, NOTICED CABIN PRESSURIZATION WAS DROPPING, RESULTING IN CABIN ALTITUDE CLIMBING. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO ADJUST PRESSURIZATION CONTROLLER, CABIN LOST PRESSURIZATION. OXYGEN MASKS DROPPED, AC RETURNED TO AIRPORT. CABIN ENTRY DOOR SEAL CORNER CUSHION INSIDE OF DOOR SEAL HAD MIGRATED APPROX 6 INCHES. CUSHION WAS REPOSITIONED. INFLATION TUBE MAY HAVE TWISTED AND KINKED, RESULTING IN DOOR SEAL NOT BEING FULLY PRESSURIZED. CORNER SEAL CUSHION WAS REPOSITIONED, DOOR WAS CLOSED PRESSURIZATION WAS CHECKED ON GROUND. AC WAS TEST FLOWN, SYST WORKED NORMAL. NOTE: OXYGEN MASK RESULTED IN GIVING PASSENGER AN ALLERGIC REACTION.

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