What was found
AIRCRAFT DID NOT PRESSURIZE ON TAKEOFF. TRIED BOTH AUTO AND MANUAL. RETURNED TO SLC. CLEANED DEBRIS FROM THE SEAL AROUND THE LEFT OVERWING EXIT. PRESSURIZED THE AIRCRAFT. BOTH AUTO AND MANUAL PRESSURE CHECKS GOOD.
- Difficulty date
- May 5, 2003
- Submitted
- May 9, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N236SW
- Make and model
- Emb EMB120ER
- Aircraft serial
- 120312
- Aircraft time
- 17,525 hours, 23,685 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5220 · Emergency Exits
- Part
- Seal
- Condition
- Contaminated
- Location
- Emergency Exit
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.