Service difficulty report · Seal · Piagio P180

Difficulty date
June 5, 2010
Submitted
June 9, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N155SL
Make and model
Piagio P180
Aircraft serial
1013
Aircraft time
8,189 hours, 7,907 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A11
Part
Seal
Condition
Leaking
Location
Pax Door
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

(E81R) INVESTIGATED FLIGHT CREW REPORT OF CABIN DOOR SEAL ANNUNCIATOR LIGHT INDICATION ABOVE FL200. DRAINED SMALL AMOUNT OF WATER FROM DOOR SEAL DRAIN AND REPAIRED MINOR LEAK IN SEAL. HAVE HAD A SIMILAR DISCREPANCY IN OTHER ACFT. RECOMMEND MFG OR OPERATOR INVESTIGATE WHETHER CERTAIN OPERATING CONDITIONS RESULT IN INCREASED WATER PRESENCE IN DOOR SEAL, OR IF MORE FREQUENT DOOR SEAL MX MIGHT BE WARRANTED. TRANSIENT ACFT, MX HISTORY UNKNOWN.