Service difficulty report · Seal · Gulstm G1159

Difficulty date
March 2, 2016
Submitted
March 4, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N183PA
Make and model
Gulstm G1159
Aircraft serial
385
Aircraft time
19,332 hours, 11,332 cycles
Engine
Rroyce SPEY5118
Engine time
8,895 hours, 5,083 cycles
Part
Seal
Part number
1159SCB42015
Condition
Leaking
Location
Pax Door
Part time
492 hours, 144 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

ENROUTE AT FL410 . HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR AND SUSPECTED A DOOR SEAL LEAK. THE CABIN BEGAN TO CLIMB AT A RAPID RATE. ELECTED TO REQUEST A LOWER ALTITUDE WITH ATC WHILE WORKING ON THE ISSUE. BEGAN A DESCENT TO THE ASSIGNED ALTITUDE OF FL360 WHILE THE F/O WORKED ON THE PRESSURIZATION ISSUE. WHILE IN THE DESCENT TO FL360 THE CABIN CONTINUED TO CLIMB AND WE REQUESTED FURTHER DESCENT AND INFORMED ATC OF A PRESSURIZATION ISSUE. AT THIS TIME, GIVEN FL200 AND A VECTOR HEADING AND INFORMED TO SQUAWK 7700 AND COMPLIED. AT THIS TIME THE CABIN CONTINUED TO CLIMB AND REQUESTED A FURTHER DESCENT AND WAS GIVEN FL120 AND VECTOR HEADINGS. AT FL120 AND THE CABIN STABLIZED, ELECTED TO CONTINUE AND LAND AS PRACTICABLE AT OUR DESTINATION AIRPORT.