SDR GRAA9634

Service difficulty report · Door Seal · Doug DC915

Difficulty date
June 3, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N1068T
Make and model
Doug DC915
Aircraft serial
45782
Part
Door Seal
Condition
Dirty
Location
Aft Press Bulkhd
Stage of operation
NR
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

AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT PRESSURIZE IN FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO MYR WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD DOOR NOT SEALING. MAINTENANCE REMOVED THE AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD DOOR AND CLEANED THE SEAL. MAINTENANCE REINSTALLED THE AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD DOOR AND PRESSURIZED THE AIRCRAFT. NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)

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