Service difficulty report · Unknown · Beech C90A

Difficulty date
November 10, 2023
Submitted
November 13, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N591AW
Make and model
Beech C90A
Aircraft serial
LJ1397
Aircraft time
6,552 hours, 5,885 cycles
Part
Unknown
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Unknown
Location
Unknown
Component
Emer Exit Seal · Beech · NA
Component part number
504200131179
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
I

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What was found

AT 12,000 FT, CLIMBING, WE HEAR A WHISTLE COMING FROM EMERG. EXIT. WHEN WE CLIMBED TO 14,000 FT OUR CABIN ALT WAS 11,000 AND DELTA P WAS AT RECLINE. WE STOPPED CLIMBING AND STARTED DOWN TO 10,000. AFTER FLYING AT 10,000 FOR A SHORT TIME THE MEDICS HEARS A WOOSH OF AIR FROM THE MAIN DOOR AND THE PRESSURE PEGGED AT -7000 AND OURS POPPED HARD. WE DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DESCENDED TO 6000 AND WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN PRESSURE (-200 -700). FOUND EMERGENCY EXIT DOOR SEAT DE-TATCHED. SECURED DOOR SEAL WITH 1300L IAW KING AIR 90 SERIES MM 52-20-03. FOUND DOOR SEAL INFLATION CONNECTION LEAKED. SECURED CONNECTION AS REQUIRED IAW KING AIR 90 SERIES MM 52-10-13. PERFORMED AIRCRAFT RUN UP. NOTED NO AUDIBLE AIR LEAKS FROM CABIN AND AIRCRAFT PRESSURIZATION OPS CHECK.

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