Jazz DH8C near Edmonton on Apr 8th 2016, door seal failure

Last Update: April 18, 2016 / 20:34:46 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 8, 2016

Classification
Incident

Flight number
QK-8369

Aircraft Registration
C-GLTA

ICAO Type Designator
DH8C

A Jazz de Havilland Dash 8-300, registration C-GLTA performing flight QK-8369 from Edmonton,AB to Grande Prairie,AB (Canada) with 30 people on board, was climbing through FL210 out of Edmonton when the main cabin door seal failed causing a rapid loss of cabin pressure. The crew initiated an emergency descent and returned to Edmonton for a safe landing.

The Canadian TSB reported the main cabin door seal was found damaged, maintenance replaced the seal.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 8, 2016

Classification
Incident

Flight number
QK-8369

Aircraft Registration
C-GLTA

ICAO Type Designator
DH8C

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