Service difficulty report · Seal · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
March 25, 2021
Submitted
March 29, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N647QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605547
Aircraft time
13,738 hours, 10,653 cycles
Part
Seal
Part number
952211
Part serial
0830
Condition
Cracked
Location
Pax Door
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

COCKPIT/CABIN NOISE: ON TAKEOFF ROLL APPROACHING 50 KTS, WE HEARD A LOUD POPPING NOISE ( LIKE GUN SHOT)COMING FROM THE MAIN CABIN DOOR. FOLLOWED BY LOUD HISSING FROM AFT INBOARD MAIN CABIN DOOR. AFTER BLOCK IN FOUND HOLE IN RUBBER SEAL INSIDE THE CABIN DOOR FRAME. ALSO FOUND DAMAGE ON TOP LEFT SIDE OF DOOR LOOKING FROM THE INSIDE OF CABIN. SEE PICTURES // SIGN OFF // FOUND A HOLE IN THE INFLATABLE ACOUSTIC SEAL. REMOVED THE INTERIOD DOOR TRIM AND INFLATABLE ACOUSTIC SEAL AND FOUND THE CHANNEL THAT HOLDS THE SEAL IN PLACE IS CRACKED. REMOVED THE SEAL CHANNEL. TRI MED AND FITTED THE CHANNEL MATCHED DRILL ALL THE HOLES. INSTALLED THE NEW CHANNEL. INSTALLED A NEW INFLATABLE ACOUSTIC SEAL AND THE INTERIOR DOOR TRIM OPS AND LEAK CHECKS GOOD AT THIS TIME. ALL WORK DONE IAW CESSNA 560 XL MM CHAPTER 52-10-04

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