Service difficulty report · Seal · Emb EMB120RT

Difficulty date
June 29, 2009
Submitted
June 30, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N108UX
Make and model
Emb EMB120RT
Aircraft serial
120108
Aircraft time
35,971 hours, 38,941 cycles
Part
Seal
Condition
Dirty
Location
Cargo Door
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
C
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

PILOTS REPORTED THAT DURING CLIMB OUT THROUGHT 8,000 FT, CABIN PRESSURE CLIMBED IN A BRIEF SPIKE THEN NORMAL THROUGH 22,000 FT THE CABIN BEGAN TO DEPRESSURIZE. RATE NEVER WAS PEGGED. BEGAN A DESCENT TO 10,000 FT PRESSURE NORMALIZED. MX TROUBLESHOT THE ACFT AND REMOVED DEBRI FROM THE CARGO DOOR SEAL. MX PERFORMED PRESSURIZATION CHECK IN AUTO AND MANUAL IAW MM 21-30-00. OPS CHECK WAS GOOD.

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