Service difficulty report · Seal · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
September 3, 2013
Submitted
September 4, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N191WQ
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4191
Aircraft time
10,380 hours, 10,180 cycles
Part
Seal
Condition
Damaged
Location
Zone 800
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

CREW REPORTED THAT THEY COULD SEE LIGHT COMING FROM THE BOTTOM CORNER OF THE R2 DOOR. NO PRESSURIZATION PROBLEMS WERE REPORTED, AN EMERGENCY WAS NOT DECLARED AND CREW LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MX FOUND THE DOOR LINER LOWER SEAL DAMAGED AND HANGING DOWN INTO THE DOOR. MX TRIMMED THE SEAL AND PLACED ON NEF IAW AMM. ACFT IS GOOD FOR SERVICE.