Service difficulty report · Retainer · Emb ERJ170200LR

Difficulty date
July 15, 2026
Submitted
July 17, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N313SY
Make and model
Emb ERJ170200LR
Aircraft serial
17000916
Aircraft time
9,240 hours, 6,988 cycles
Part
Retainer
Condition
Detached
Location
Zone 800
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

AT 36,000 FEET, CABIN PRESSURE WAS CLIMBING THROUGH 8,000 FEET. WE DESCENDED TO 34,000 FT, & THEN TO 32,000 FT. DURING DESCENT WE RECEIVED CABIN ALTITUDE HI WARNING MESSAGE. DONNED O2 MASKS, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, & COMPLIED WITH QRC & QRH PROCEDURES, DESCENDING TO 14,000 FT. CABIN PRESSURE HELD AS WE LEVELED OFF. DIVERTED TO LAS WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. FLIGHT 3681. FOUND FWD CARGO DOOR SEAL UPPER RETAINER DAMAGED WITH DOOR SEAL HANGING DOWN AND NOT ALLOWING ACFT TO PROPERLY PRESSURIZE, PERFORMED TEMPORARY REPAIR TO UPPER DOOR SEAL RETAINER IAW SRM 52-00-02, ALSO PERFORMED PRESSURIZATION LEAK DOWN IAW AMM 21-31-00, LEAK DOWN TEST IS GOOD, ACFT PRESSURIZED. ACFT TO BE FERRIED FOR PERMANENT REPAIR.

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