Service difficulty report · Seal · Boeing 7672B7

Difficulty date
March 16, 2010
Submitted
March 18, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N251AY
Make and model
Boeing 7672B7
Aircraft serial
24764
Part
Seal
Condition
Missing
Location
Service Door
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

CLT FLT 985 EN ROUTE CLT TO MBJ. AFTER PUSHBACK FROM THE GATE, WITH THE PARKING BRAKE SET, ENGINE TWO RUNNING AND NUMBER ONE ENGINE START COMMENCING, THE CABIN CREW REPORTED FUMES IN THE CABIN. THE FLIGHT RETURNED TO THE GATE. ODOR DUPLICATED WITH ENGINES RUNNING & ACFT POSITIONED WITH A TAIL WIND. FOUND AFT SERVICE DOOR COSMETIC SEAL MISSING A SECTION. REPLACED MISSING SECTION OF SEAL. PER ENGINEERING, REPLACED RECIRC FILTERS WITH POST MOD FILTERS. TEST FLIGHT SATISFACTORY.

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