Service difficulty report · Seal · Bombdr BD7001A11

Difficulty date
August 28, 2023
Submitted
August 29, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N100QS
Make and model
Bombdr BD7001A11
Aircraft serial
9480
Aircraft time
9,494 hours, 4,197 cycles
Part
Seal
Part number
GM32930061
Condition
Defective
Location
Zone 800
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
C
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

EMERG EXIT DOOR: REPEAT WRITE UP. AFTER TAKEOFF DURING INITIAL CLIMB, EMERGENCY EXIT MADE LOUD HISSING, BUZZING, HORN SOUNDING NOISES. NOISE WENT AWAY AFTER WE CLIMBED THROUGH ABOUT 15,000 FEET. GAINED ACCESS LO OVER-WING EMERGENCY EXIT DOOR LO LUBRICATE THE SEAL. UPON REMOVAL OF THE OVER-WING EMERGENCY EXIT DOOR WE DISCOVERED THE SEAL HAS MULTIPLE CUTS AND NEEDS REPLACEMENT. RESEARCHED AIPC. CONTACTED MCC AND PLACED DOOR SEAL PN: GM329-3006-1 ON ORDER. REINSTALLED OVER-WING EMERGENCY EXIT DOOR WHILE WE WAIT FOR PARTS. WORK PERFORMED IAW AMM 52-21-00.