Service difficulty report · Door Seal · Gulstm GIV

Difficulty date
April 8, 2017
Submitted
April 12, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N15Y
Make and model
Gulstm GIV
Aircraft serial
1318
Aircraft time
9,998 hours, 3,267 cycles
Part
Door Seal
Condition
Not Seated
Location
Entry Door
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
G, A

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

What was found

NOTICED A HIGH PITCH SOUND, BUMPED THE PRESSURE SLIGHTLY UP TO SEE IF IT WOULD STOP THE NOISE WITH LOWER DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE, IT DID. SEVERAL MINUTES LATER, CABIN CLIMBING SLOWLY AND DID NOT LEVEL OFF. DESCENT FROM FL430 TO FL340 WAS INITIATED KEEPING AN EYE ON THE PRESSURE. ANOTHER LOUD SOUND RUSHING OCCURRED. SWITCHED TO MANUAL PRESSURE MODE, VERIFIED OUTFLOW VALVE FULLY CLOSED BUT THE CABIN CONTINUE TO CLIMB. CONTINUED DESCENT TO FL240, THE CABIN BEGAN CLIMBING RAPIDLY AND REACHED AN ALTITUDE NEAR 10,000FT. CREW DONNED MASKS AND FOLLOWED EMERGENCY PROCEDURE. DIVERTED TO KMCI, FOUND MAIN ENTRY DOOR (MED) PRIMARY DEAL NOT SEATED PROPERLY ON ITS CHANNEL. RESEATED MED PRIMARY SEAL AND PERFORMED MEL SEAL REGULATOR AND SYSTEM INSPECTION. PRESSURIZED AIRCRAFT TO 9.6 PSI AND NOTED NO LEAKS OR CHANGE IN CABIN PRESSURE. WORK ACCOMPLISHED IAW GIV MSG3 AMM 52-00-03 AND 21-00-00.