Service difficulty report · Seal · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
January 5, 2010
Submitted
January 11, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N422QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4150
Aircraft time
7,294 hours, 7,730 cycles
Part
Seal
Part number
502212
Condition
Cut
Location
Cargo 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

ACFT DID NOT PRESSURIZE F/A SAID THEY COULD SEE AROUND MCD OUTSIDE DOOR SEAL DID NOT INFLATE. RETURNED TO FIELD, LANDING UNEVENTFUL. OVERWEIGHT LANDING INSP OK IAW 05-50-06-210-801. AFT CARGO DOOR AND MAIN CABIN DOOR SEAL FOUND TO BE CUT. FERRIED FOR REPAIRS. FOUND CUT IN MCD SEAL AND AFT CARGO DOOR SEAL. REF. WO 92240 NR-00002 FOR WORK PERFORMED ON REMOVE AND REPLACED AFT CARGO DOOR SEAL. REMOVED MCD SEAL IAW Q400 TASK 52-11-31-000-801 INSTALLED NEW SEAL IAW Q400 TASK 52-11-31-400-801. PERFORMED OPS CHECK OF DOOR SEALS OPS CHECK GOOD NO DEFECTS NOTED. ACFT PRESSURIZED TO 3 DIF AND HELD STEADY. RETURNED TO SERVICE.