Service difficulty report · Door Seal · Cessna 525B

Difficulty date
October 15, 2009
Submitted
October 20, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N404CS
Make and model
Cessna 525B
Aircraft serial
5250033
Aircraft time
3,773 hours, 2,728 cycles
Part
Door Seal
Part number
99120754
Condition
Deflated
Location
Zone 800
Part time
3,773 hours, 2,728 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
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

IN DESCENT THROUGH APPROX 40,000' CABIN DOOR SEAL ILLUMINATED. AUDIBLE WIND NOISE HEARD. AT APPROX 39,000' CABIN ALTITUDE WARNING ILLUMINATED, PRESSURE ALTITUDE INCREASED TO APPROX 10,500 AND HELD UNTIL 9,500' WHEN LIGHT THEN EXTINGUISHED. AT 6,000' MSL, DOOR SEAL LIGHT FLICKERED ON THEN OFF 2-3 TIMES PRIOR TO LANDING. MOISTURE FOUND IN SUPPLY AIR SYS AND INFLATABLE SEAL. SUPPLY AIR SYS AND INFLATABLE SEAL PURGED OF MOISTURE AND OPS CHECK SATISFACTORY. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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