Service difficulty report · Seal · Cndair CL6002B19

Difficulty date
February 5, 2020
Submitted
February 6, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N226JS
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B19
Aircraft serial
7895
Aircraft time
37,509 hours, 37,153 cycles
Part
Seal
Condition
Overserviced
Location
Doors
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

AT CRUISE AT FL210, THE CREW EXPERIENCED DECOMPRESSION, DECLARED EMERGENCY AND BEGAN RAPID DECENT. UPON REACHING 10000, CREW TOLD ATC TO CANCEL EMERGENCY AND LANDED NORMALLY. PERFORMED OPS CHECK OF THE PAX DOOR AND SERVICE DOOR SEALS, FOUND EXCESSIVE LEAKING WITHIN BOTH SEALS AROUND THE DOORS AND PRESSURIZATION WOULD NOT HOLD WITH A RATE OF 300 FPM. PERFORMED VISUAL INSPECTIONS. FOUND BOTH DOOR SEALS & SILLS DIRTY AND OVER LUBRICATED. ALSO FOUND SERVICE DOOR DID NOT HAVE VENT HOLES WHERE INDICATED. CLEANED, CREATED SERVICE DOOR VENT HOLES, AND LUBRICATED RESPECTIVELY. OPS CHECK AGAIN, PRESSURIZATION RATE REMAINED STABLE AND ACCEPTABLE LEAKS AT BOTH DOORS. OPS CHECK GOOD AT THIS TIME.