Service difficulty report · Sealant · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
June 3, 2013
Submitted
June 7, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N403QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4037
Aircraft time
28,870 hours, 30,293 cycles
Part
Sealant
Condition
Missing
Location
Emergency Exit
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

LOW POP REPORTED ON CLIMB OUT BY PAX IN 2E. F/A 'S CALLED AT CRUISE FL 220 TO REPORT PAX REPORT AND TO SAY IT WAS SO LOUD WITH NOISE NOW THEY COULDN'T TALK TO EACH OTHER BY 2E. DIVERTED, AND MADE A UNEVENTFUL LANDING. REMOVED UPPER FWD EMERGENCY EXIT DOOR IAW AMM 52-22-00-000-801. FOUND NO SEALANT ON UPPER CORNERS OF LOWER FWD EMERGENCY EXIT DOOR. APPLIED NEW SEALANT TO UPPER CORNERS OF LOWER FWD EMERGENCY EXIT DOOR AS REQUIRED IAW AMM 51-23-00-390-801. CLOSED LOWER FWD EMERGENCY EXIT DOOR AND INSTALLED UPPER FWD EMERGENCY EXIT DOOR IAW 52-22-000-400-801. PRESSURIZED ACFT TO 4.5 PSID IAW AMM 21-00-00-863-801. NO "POPS", "SQUEALS" OR LOUD UNUSUAL NOISE NOTED. ACFT HOLDS PRESSURE OK. LEAK CHECK OK. DE-PRESSURIZED ACFT IAW AMM 21-00-00-863-802. NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED. NOTE: REF USED FOR SEALANT PLACEMENT ABOVE WAS IAW HS 52-0008 STEP 1B. RETURNED TO SERVICE.