Service difficulty report · Seal · Beech 300BEECH

Difficulty date
December 9, 2019
Submitted
December 10, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N83
Make and model
Beech 300BEECH
Aircraft serial
FF18
Aircraft time
15,768 hours, 8,416 cycles
Part
Seal
Condition
Kinked
Location
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

AIRCRAFT FAILED TO PRESSURIZE ON CLIMB-OUT. DURING DESCENT, AIRCRAFT PRESSURIZED FOR 1 MIN THEN DUMPED. MX SUSPECTED DOOR SEAL TUBING WAS KINKED. SHORTENED DOOR SEAL TUBING. NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.