Service difficulty report · Seal · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
December 5, 2020
Submitted
December 7, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N634QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605558
Aircraft time
13,398 hours, 10,458 cycles
Part
Seal
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Pax Door
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

MAIN CABIN DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN FOR APPROXIMATELY 3 MINUTES DUE TO ACOUSTIC SEAL NOT DEFLATING. WE WERE ABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR USING MORE FORCE THEN TYPICALLY NEEDED TO DEPLANE PAX. SIGN OFF. INSPECTED/CHECKED CABIN DOOR SEAL AND VALVE OPERATIONS, NO DEFECTS NOTED. PURGED DOOR SEAL BY INFLATION/DEFLATION OF DOOR SEAL WITH DRY NITROGEN SEVERAL TIMES. RAN APU & ENGINES TO PERFORM ADDITIONAL PURGES AND OPERATIONS CHECKS ON CABIN DOOR SEAL. RAN ENTRY DOOR SEAL THROUGH SEVERAL MORE CYCLES. OPERATIONS CHECKS GOOD. MX IAW CE560XLS MM52-10-04.

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