Service difficulty report · Seal · Piagio P180

Difficulty date
May 23, 2013
Submitted
May 25, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N165SL
Make and model
Piagio P180
Aircraft serial
1135
Aircraft time
6,263 hours, 4,753 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A66
Engine time
9,100 hours, 6,876 cycles
Propeller
Hartzl HCE5N3
Part
Seal
Part number
80117609001
Condition
Damaged
Location
Pax Door
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

MASTER CAUTION (DOOR SEAL) AT 34,000. RAN CHECKLIST WITH F/O FOR DESCENT TO 30,000 FT. AT 30,000 FT AIRCRAFT WAS STABLE. AFTER ABOUT 5 TO 10 MINUTES A LOUD DOOR SEAL NOISE WAS NOTED AND CABIN BEGAN TO CLIMB RAPIDLY. AN EMERGENCY DESCENT WAS PERFORMED AS ACFT WAS DIVERTED TO WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.