What was found
F/A REPORTS 6 TO 8 INCHES OF THE RUBBER SEAL AROUND THE DITCHING DAM ON THE MAIN CABIN DOOR MISSING. DEFERRED THE REPLACEMENT OF THE SEAL AND RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- September 10, 2018
- Submitted
- September 10, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N442QX
- Make and model
- Bombdr DHC8402
- Aircraft serial
- 4352
- Aircraft time
- 17,273 hours, 18,306 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5210 · Passenger/Crew Doors
- Part
- Door Seal
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Cabin Door
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.