Service difficulty report · Seal · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
July 23, 2009
Submitted
July 28, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N485FL
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK239
Aircraft time
7,810 hours, 6,555 cycles
Part
Seal
Part number
45AS31014003
Condition
Ruptured
Location
Main Entry Door
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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What was found

ON CLIMB, CREW NOTICED MAIN ENTRY DOOR SQUEAL. SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE DOOR SEAL RUPTURED. PRESSURIZATION WAS LOST SLOWLY AND OVERHEAD MASKS DROPPED. MX CONFIRMED THE DOOR SEAL FAILURE AND FOUND THE WEATHER SEAL DAMAGED (COLLATERAL DAMAGE FROM DOOR SEAL RUPTURE). THE DOOR SEAL AND DAMAGED WEATHER SEAL WERE REPLACED.

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