Service difficulty report · Seal · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
October 17, 2021
Submitted
October 22, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N647QS
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605547
Aircraft time
14,185 hours, 10,991 cycles
Part
Seal
Part number
952211
Condition
Defective
Location
Zone 200
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

CREW ABORTED TAKEOFF (AT 10 KTS) AFTER HEARING LOUD BOOM COMING FROM THE BACK. NO ANNUNCIATORS WERE PRESENT. CREW NOTICED A LARGE HOLE ON THE ACOUSTIC SEAL AND CONSTANT LOUD HISSING COMING FROM HOLE. // SIGNOFF // FOUND ACOUSTIC SEALS LEAKING AND UPPER CHANNEL ASSEMBLY CRACKED. REMOVED AND REPLACED UPPER, LOWER FWD, AND LOWER AFT ACOUSTIC INFLATABLE SEALS AND UPPER CHANNEL ASSEMBLY IAW CE560XL MM 52-10·04, OPERATIONAL AND LEAKED CHECK GOOD IAW CE560XL MM 36-15-00. NO DEFECTS NOTED.

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