Service difficulty report · Door Seal · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
November 15, 2018
Submitted
November 15, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N405QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4047
Aircraft time
40,876 hours, 42,807 cycles
Part
Door Seal
Part number
5022131
Part serial
405QXS
Condition
Damaged
Location
Cargo Door
Part time
391 hours, 458 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

AIRPLANE FAILED TO PRESSURIZE AFTER TAKE OFF. RETURNED TO FIELD. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. FOUND AFT BLOWOUT PANEL DISLODGED INSPECTED PANEL AND SURROUNDING AREA NO DEFECTS NOTED REINSTALLED PANEL IAW AMM 25-52-01-400-802 3(A) (3) FOUND HOLE IN LOWER CENTER CARGO DOOR SEAL REMOVED AND REPLACED DOOR SEAL IAW AMM 52-31-26-000-801, 400-801 GROUND CHECKS GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.