Service difficulty report · Seal · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
July 29, 2022
Submitted
July 29, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N574FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48499
Aircraft time
94,149 hours, 22,243 cycles
Part
Seal
Condition
Missing
Location
E/E Bay Door
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CLIMB OUT APPROX FL230 ACFT EXPERIENCED A LOUD POP WHICH SEEMED COME FROM BELOW COCKPIT IN E/E BAY. A MOMENTARY CLIMB INDICATED IN CAVING RATE OF CLIMB TO 700 FPM THEN RETURNED TO 300 FPM. SOUND OF AIR RUSHING THROUGH COCKPIT CONSTANT AFTER INITIAL POP. A SECOND POP OCCURRED APPROX 5 MINS LATER AT FL 280. OPENING AVIONICS FLOOR ACCESS THERE WAS A DEFINITE INCREASE IN A NOISE. NO SUCTION OR DIFFICULTY OPENING FLOOR ACCESS. LVL 1 AVIONICS FAN OVERRIDE ON & AS LVL 1 CABIN INFLOW LOW. RETURNED TO MEM. FOUND AVIONICS COMPARTMENT DOOR SEAL MISSING FORWARD SIDE. REPLACED SEAL IAW AMM 52-00-00-4.

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