Service difficulty report · Seal · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
December 6, 2010
Submitted
December 11, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N429QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4161
Aircraft time
8,887 hours, 9,687 cycles
Engine
Pwc PW150A
Part
Seal
Condition
Inoperative
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

FLIGHT, DIVERTED. ACFT FAILED TO PRESSURIZE AFTER TAKEOFF. AFTER DEBREIFING CREW WAS REPORTED MCD SEAL FAILED TO INFLATE. WARMED/HEATED/ CLEANED SEAL AND AREA, GRD RAN AND PRESURIZED IAW AMM REF 21-00-00-863-801. PRESURIZATION AND MCD SEAL OPS CKS GOOD. RETURNED TO SERVICE. NO PARTS REPLACED.