Service difficulty report · Door Seal · Beech B300

Difficulty date
August 25, 2015
Submitted
September 2, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N838UP
Make and model
Beech B300
Aircraft serial
FL980
Aircraft time
407 hours, 339 cycles
Part
Door Seal
Part number
5043006127
Condition
Defective
Location
Entry Door
Part time
407 hours, 339 cycles
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 DOOR UNLOCKED ANNUNCIATION CAME ON. CREW FOLLOWED EMER CHECKLIST PROCEDURES, DECLARED AN EMER LANDING & DIVERTED. TROUBLE SHOT THE DISCREPANCY TO A BAD MAIN ENTRY DOOR SEAL. THE MAIN ENTRY DOOR SEAL WAS DEFERRED IAW THE MEL. ACFT WAS MOVED FOR SEAL REPLACEMENT. MAIN ENTRY DOOR SEAL WAS REPLACED. OPERATIONS CHECK PERFORMED & THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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