Service difficulty report · Door Seal · Airbus A330243

Difficulty date
September 29, 2019
Submitted
September 30, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N361HA
Make and model
Airbus A330243
Aircraft serial
1823
Aircraft time
9,446 hours, 1,394 cycles
Part
Door Seal
Condition
Cut
Location
Cargo Door
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
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

ATB: CAB PRES ECAM AND RED MASTER WARNING LIGHT APPEARED CLIMBING THROUGH FL380. CABIN ALTITUDE WAS 10000 AND CLIMBING WITH BOTH OUTFLOW VALVES CLOSED. DESCENDED TO 10000. // FOUND AFT CARGO DOOR SEAL HAD A CUT ON THE OUTSIDE. UPON PRESSURIZATION, REVEALED AIR LEAK. REMOVED & REPLACED AFT CARGO DOOR SEAL REF A330 AMM 52-32-18. WORK IN PROGRESS. PERFORMED PRESSURIZATION RETEST AND LEAKAGE RATE MEASUREMENT PER A330 AMM 05-53-00. NO LEAKS NOTED ON AFT CARGO DOOR SEAL. TEST PERFORMED THREE TIMES. ALL OK. LEAKAGE RATE ALL WITHIN LIMITS. ALSO OPENED AND CLOSED CARGO DOOR MULTIPLE TIMES BETWEEN EACH PRESSURIZATION TEST. NO DEFECTS NOTED. MC NOTIFIED. OK FOR SERVICE. ALSO PERFORMED CPC SYS TEST PER A330 AMM 21-31-00. TEST OK.

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