Service difficulty report · Seal · Boeing 747422

Difficulty date
December 19, 2011
Submitted
December 19, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N122UA
Make and model
Boeing 747422
Aircraft serial
29168
Aircraft time
51,749 hours, 6,150 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
System (JASC)
5200 · Doors
Part
Seal
Condition
Dirty
Location
Cabin Door
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
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

PER CREW REPORT, SOUND LIKE POSSIBLE PRESSURE LEAK TOP-FWD EDGE RT UPPER DECK DOOR. CHECKED AND CLEANED SEAL AND AROUND DOOR SEAL AREA. NEED TO DO PRESSURE LEAK CHECK. PRESSURIZED ACFT TO 2.2 DIFF. PSI HAS AIR LEAK AND SLIGHT WHISTLE. CLEANED AREA APPLIED RTV TO VOID IN SEAL SPLICE AND BACK SIDE OF DEFLECTOR SCREWS. REPRESSURIZED STILL HAS AUDIBLE LEAK. CLEANED AND LUBED DOOR SEAL WITH VASOLINE. PRESSURIZED AIRCRAFT TO 4.0 DIFF PSI. NO AIR LEAKS FOUND.