Service difficulty report · Door Seal · Beech 1900C

Difficulty date
January 4, 2014
Submitted
January 6, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N575G
Make and model
Beech 1900C
Aircraft serial
UC155
Aircraft time
22,506 hours, 29,182 cycles
Part
Door Seal
Condition
Out Of Position
Location
Cabin Door
Stage of operation
CL
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

DURING CLIMB OUT FROM KTYS, THE FWD CABIN DOOR ANNUNCIATOR CAME ON PASSING 14,000 FT. SHORTLY AFTER AIRCRAFT BEGIN TO DE-PRESSURIZE WITHOUT PILOT INPUT. PILOT RAN THE ASSOCIATED EMERGENCY CHECKLIST & DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WITH ATC. PILOT DIVERTED BACK TO KTYS & LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MX FOUND CABIN DOOR HANDLE MICRO SWITCH BRACKET LOOSE & CABIN DOOR SEAL POPPED OUT OF DOOR C CHANNEL FWD LOWER AREA. MX INSPECTED SEAL & REINSTALLED CABIN DOOR SEAL INTO THE C CHANNEL. ADJUSTED CABIN DOOR HANDLE MICRO SWITCH ACTUATING ARM, PERFORMED GND CABIN LEAK TEST & OPERATIONAL CHECKS. ALL CHECKED WERE NORMAL AT THIS TIME IAW BEECH 1900 AIRCRAFT MM 21-30-00.

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