Service difficulty report · Seal · Emb EMB120ER

Difficulty date
December 17, 2011
Submitted
December 17, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N71GL
Make and model
Emb EMB120ER
Aircraft serial
12071
Aircraft time
44,379 hours, 47,446 cycles
Part
Seal
Condition
Failed
Location
Cargo Door
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
B, G, A

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

What was found

AT FL 225 THE CABIN BEGAN TO CLIMB AT 3000 FT PER MINUTE. THE PAC'S WERE SELECTED TO NORM BUT THE CABIN CONTINUED TO CLIMB. A DESCENT TO 10,000 FT WAS INITIATED AND THE CABIN ALTITUDE CLIMED TO APPROX 10,000 FT AND THE PASSENGER OXY MASKS DROPPED. THE CABIN RAPID DEPRESSURIATION AND EMERGENCY DESCENT CHECKLIST COMPLETED AND AFTER LEVELING AT 10,000 FT THE AUTOMATIC PRESSURIZATION INOPERATIVE CHECKLIST WAS COMPLETE. MANUAL PRESSURIZATION WAS ALSO INOPERATIVE. AFTER LANDING THE POST FLIGHT REVEALED A 3 FT SECTION OF THE CARGO DOOR SEAL HANGING FROM THE TOP OF THE CARGO DOOR AND THE F/A REPORTED HEARING A RATTLING SOUND AFTER THE LOSS OF PRESSURIZATION

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