Service difficulty report · Seal · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
April 3, 2014
Submitted
May 2, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N589QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605810
Aircraft time
4,786 hours, 3,706 cycles
Part
Seal
Condition
Pinched
Location
Pax Door
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

ACOUSTIC SEAL WILL NOT RETRACT WITH APU & OR ENGINES RUNNING. CAN NOT OPEN MAIN CABIN DOOR WITHOUT DIFFICULTY. GAINED ACCESS TO THE ACOUSTIC SEAL DEFLATION VALVE. WHEN MED TRIM PANEL WAS REMOVED FOUND ONE OF THE ACOUSTIC DOOR LINES PINCHED BY THE PRE CATCH ASSEMBLY. RELOCATED ACOUSTIC SEAL AROUND PRECATCH ASSY. OPS CHECK ACOUSTIC SEAL DEFLATION SEVERAL TIMES WITH BOTH APU AND ENGINES. NO DEFECTS NOTED. IAW MM 52-10-04. OPS CHECKED GOOD SEVERAL TIMES IAW MM 52-10-04.

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