I need for my TB 20 SN 523 a new Door Seal, about 10 m ..
I had bought a similar door seal which is fine for the bag door but
not good enough for the doors left and right. Is there someone who can help me.
Thomas
AFAIK the P/N is the same Socata part for all TBs.
What is the problem?
One issue with replacing the door seal is that the original seal was glued with some hard-setting glue and when you remove it, this glue stays behind and prevents the new seal sealing to the airframe. It will seal to the door allright but it will leak on the airframe side. One has to dry it all out and put sealant there. I use Sicaflex 295.
The problem is the profile of seal.
I need the original profile. My substitute is good for bag door.
Left is substitute right is original.
Thomas
What is the actual problem?
I changed my door seals recently and it was the type on the left, too. The one with the metal strip inside.
Where can I get it? The left one doesn’t seal tight enough.
EUTRAS Kantenschutzprofile are available on Amazon in a variety of widths and attached seals (I used KSD2056)
Apart from the old sealant which Peter already mentioned, I found the key challenge to be the changes in material thickness around the door.
From a thin part like the baggage door (or thinner?) to 3 or so mm in the upper part. Hard work to get the seals on – my experience at >30degC with “soft/flexible” seals
And you will always have a gap where the locking mechanism catches.
BTW mine have been sufficiently watertight – a departure in pouring rain recently made me test in involuntarily.
I got mine from Socata.
The left one doesn’t seal tight enough.
Is there water coming in, or can you see a lack of contact between the seal and the door?
I can see a lack at the door lock. The contact between door and seal is perfect.
The P- is too short. The belly is enough.
But before I order from socata I’ll try is with door seal DS 9.
Thomas
Hi Peter, I’m replacing the door seals on my aircraft at the moment. TB21 GT. I can see there is sealant used at the bottom corners of the door frame which is easy to remove, but they’ve (Socata) also used sealant where the cloth meets the seal, all the way around the top of the frame which is basically also glueing the cloth lining to the airframe. Are you suggesting that this sealant also needs to be removed to provide a proper fit – the sealant is layered quite thickly.
I hope you can advise me.
Best regards, Keith
That I don’t know.
Definitely the sealant is needed all the way around (and with 100% coverage) the top and the front and back portions of the rubber; the bottom portion doesn’t really need it for waterproofing.