Service difficulty report · Door Seal · Amd FALCON2000

Difficulty date
May 13, 2019
Submitted
May 16, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N269QS
Make and model
Amd FALCON2000
Aircraft serial
169
Aircraft time
14,171 hours, 8,813 cycles
Part
Door Seal
Part number
7424B452PRF89L30
Condition
Deteriorated
Location
Zone 800
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

IN FLIGHT CLIMBING THROUGH FL 300, ANTI ICE OFF, MACH .78, AIRFRAME VIBRATION WAS FELT. MORE SIGNIFICANT IN THE CABIN AND LAVATORY THAN COCKPIT. VIBRATION WAS INTERMITTENT. WAS NOT RELATED TO THROTTLE POSITION BUT OCCURRED AT SPEEDS AT OR ABOVE MACH .78. CORRECTIVE ACTION, PERFORMED ENGINE VIB SURVEYS ON BOTH ENGINE NO DEFECTS NOTED. COULD DUPLICATE VIBRATION ON GROUND ON 05-13-2019. PERFORMED VISUAL INSPECTION OF A/C AND FOUND LT MLG DOOR SEAL DETERIORATED. JACKED A/C AND RETRACTED GEAR AND CHECKED ALL GEAR DOORS ALL GOOD. REMOVED AND REPLACED LT MLG DOOR SEALS ALONG WITH ALL FOUR SLAT BUZZ STRIPS ON EACH WING.