Service difficulty report · Door Seal · Cessna 680A

Difficulty date
January 12, 2026
Submitted
January 15, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N953QS
Make and model
Cessna 680A
Aircraft serial
680A0397
Aircraft time
1,690 hours, 1,129 cycles
Part
Door Seal
Part number
99148141
Condition
Leaking
Location
Zone 800
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

REPEAT WRITEUP. MAIN CABIN DOOR BEGINS TO WHISTLE AT 2.3 PSI TIL 2.0 PSI DURING EVERY DESCENT. SEE ATTACHED VIDEO. CORRECTIVE ACTION: REMOVED PRIMARY DOOR SEAL P/N 9914814-1. INSTALLED NEW PRIMARY SEAL P/N 9914814-1 W/ RETAINERS. SANDED DOWN CRACKS ON MED SMOOTH. SANDED AREA TO BE PAINTED. MASKED OFF ENTIRE AREA. MIXED PAINT AND APPLIED 4 COATS OF PAINT WITH 30MIN INTERVALS ACTUATED DOOR SEVERAL TIMES W/ NO ISSUES. PRESSURIZED USING APU TO 9.7 PSID. NO LEAKS OR ABNORMAL NOISES NOTICED WHILE PRESSURIZING OR DEPRESSURIZING. OPS & LEAK CHECKS GOOD. RETURNED AIRCRAFT TO ORIGINAL CONDITION. ALL WORK PERFORMED IAW CE-680A AMM 52-15-15, 52-10-40, 52-10-35, 21-30-00.

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