Service difficulty report · Seal · Emb ERJ170100SE

Difficulty date
September 22, 2010
Submitted
October 8, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N642RW
Make and model
Emb ERJ170100SE
Aircraft serial
17000063
Aircraft time
15,586 hours, 9,831 cycles
Part
Seal
Condition
Defective
Location
E&E Door
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

CLIMBING THROUGH 17000 HEARD A RUSH OF AIR AND COULD FEEL AIR COMING FROM AROUND CAPT RUDDER PEDALS. STOPPED AT CLIMB FL190, CABIN ALT WAS 5800, SOUNDED LIKE IT RESEALED AND THE RUSH OF AIR/NOISE WAS GONE AND CABIN WARMED UP. CABIN ALT WAS STABLE AT 1400. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED PRESSURIZATION CHECK IAW EMB 170 MM 21-30-00. NO DEFECTS NOTED AT THAT TIME. CREW REPORTED SAME THING TWO FLIGHTS LATER IN ORD. AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO CMH WHERE THE FWD AVIONICS PRESSURE SEAL WAS REPLACED. NO REPORTS SINCE.

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