Service difficulty report · Regulator · Cessna 550

Difficulty date
May 22, 2010
Submitted
June 11, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N990TC
Make and model
Cessna 550
Aircraft serial
5500963
Engine
Pwa PW530A
Part
Regulator
Part number
99120432
Condition
Sticking
Location
Bleed Air Sys
Part time
3,321 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
G

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

What was found

ACFT DOOR SEAL OST PRESSURE AT ALTITUDE, THE PILOTS NOTICED A DOOR SEAL WARNING ANNUNCIATOR AND STARTED A DESCENT FROM 41,000 FT. THE CABIN EVENTUALLY STARTED TO EQUALIZE PRESSURE AND THE OXYGEN MASKS DEPLOYED. NO PERSONS HARMED. FURTHER INVESTIGATION FOUND THE BLEED AIR REGULATOR FOR THAT SYS WAS STICKING AND NOT ALLOWING ENOUGH PRESSURE TO INFLATE THE DOOR SEAL FULLY. THE REGULATOR WAS REPLACED AND TEST FLIGHT WAS PERFORMED AT ALTITUDE.

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