Service difficulty report · Seal · Dorner DO328100

Difficulty date
September 11, 2000
Submitted
September 22, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N434JS
Make and model
Dorner DO328100
Aircraft serial
3051
Aircraft time
13,543 hours, 12,101 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW119B
Propeller
Hartzl HDE6C3B
Part
Seal
Condition
Out Of Adj
Location
Pax Door
Stage of operation
CR
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

FLIGHT 4155 OBSERVED A CABIN DIFFERENTIAL POUNDS PER SQUARE INCH OF .23 AT FLIGHT LEVEL 110 AND THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT PRESSURIZE. FLIGHT 4155 DIVERTED INTO PIT WHERE IT WAS INSPECTED AND FERRIED TO CAK DUE TO NO PARTS BEING IN PIT. MAINTENANCE IN CAK INSPECTED AND FOUND THE CARGO DOOR SEAL NEEDED ADJUSTMENT. MAINTENANCE ADJUSTED THE SEAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH DORNIER MAINTENANCE MANUAL 52-00-00. OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE PERFORMED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE.