Service difficulty report · Seal · Beech 1900C

Difficulty date
October 14, 2016
Submitted
October 17, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N115AX
Make and model
Beech 1900C
Aircraft serial
UC02
Aircraft time
35,901 hours, 62,960 cycles
Part
Seal
Condition
Debonded
Location
Emergency Exit
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED WITH ENG BLEEDS OFF AND VENT ON HIGH, THE ODOR OF BURNING OIL/FUMES FILLED THE COCKPIT. PILOT HAD PREVIOUSLY REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT PRESSURIZE WITH BLEEDS ON UNLESS TEMPERATURE SWITCH WAS HELD IN INCREASE & COCKPIT WAS EXTREMELY WARM. AFTER FURTHER EVALUATION MAINTENANCE FOUND THE RT AFT EMERGENCY EXIT DOOR SEAL WAS ROLLED AND DEBONDED FROM DOOR SURFACE, REPLACED DOOR SEAL AND ALL OPS/PRESSURE CHECKS WERE GOOD.

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