Service difficulty report · Seal · Cessna 550

Difficulty date
March 22, 2014
Submitted
April 4, 2014
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N10LY
Make and model
Cessna 550
Aircraft serial
5500466
Part
Seal
Part number
99120754
Condition
Leaking
Location
Cabin Door
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING FLIGHT AT ALTITUDE, ACFT DEPRESSURIZED, MADE EMERGENCY LANDING WITH NO OTHER NOTED DISCREPANCIES. CABIN DOOR DEPRESSURIZED, THE CAUSE WAS DUE BY CABIN DOOR INFLATABLE SEAL CAME LOOSE FROM THE DOOR CHANNEL. UPON INSPECTION OFTHE DOOR SEAL, FOUND THAT A FOAM SHIM WAS INSTALLED BETWEEN DOOR FRAME AND RUBBER INFLATABLE SEAL CAUSING AN IMPROPER ADHESIVE TOTHE DOOR FRAME AND DOOR SEAL IAW MM THE DOOR SEAL SHOULD BE GLUED DIRECTLY TO THE METAL DOOR CHANNEL. RECOMMEND PERIODIC INSP/PREFLIGHT TO CHECK CONDITION OF DOOR SEAL FOR ANY SEPARATION BETWEEN SEAL AND/OR DOOR CHANNEL. ANY SEPARATION NOTED SHOULD BE BROUGHT TO THE PROPER PERSONNEL BEFORE FLIGHT.

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