THE DOOR SEAL IS INSTALLED AFTER YOUR PLANE HAS BEEN PAINTED. YOU WILL NEED TO RETURN TO THIS SECTION WHEN YOUR PLANE COMES BACK FROM THE PAINT SHOP. THE DOOR SEAAL CONSISTS OF AN INFLATABLE SEAL ON THE DOOR SIDE. THE DOOR SEAL IS INFLATED WITH AN ELECRIC PUMP THAT IS INSTALLED ON THE INSIDE OF THE DOOR. THE INFLATABLE DOOR SEAL WILL EXPAND UP TO 1/2". THE DOOR SEAL NEEDS TO BE APPROXIMATELY 1/4" FROM THE DOOR SKIN ALL THE WAY AROUND THE DOOR AND IS ATTACHED WITH ADHESIVE (SILICONE SEALANT).
STEPS: 1. PLACE THE DOOR ON A CLEAN PADDED SURFACE.
2. MAKE A DOOR SEAL STEM HOLE BY DRILLING A 1/4" HOLE THROUGH THE INNER DOOR FRAME AT A POINT NEAR THE MANAL PNEUMATIC SWITCH. THE EXACT POSITION OF THE HOLE IS NOT CRITICAL, BUT SHOULD BE APPROXIMATELY 1/2" ABOVE THE INNER FACE OF THE DOOR AND LOCATED SO THAT THE DOOR SEAL STEM AND ANY ASSOCIATED TUBING WILL NOT INTERFERE WITH OR BE DAMAGED BY ANY OF THE DOOR MECHANISMS.
3. WEARING RUBBER GLOVES AND USING ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL, CLEAN THE BONDING AREA ON THE DOOR AND WIPE THE DOOR SEAL.
4. THE DOOR SEAL MUST BE INSTLLED APPROXIMATELY 1/4" FROM THE DOOR SKIN ALL THE WAY AROUND THE DOOR. USING MASKING TAPE, ELECTRICAL TAPE, OR SIMILAR, MASK THE DOOR TO OUTLINE THE AREA TO RECEIVE THE SEAL. THIS WILL HELP KEEP THE ADHESIVE USED MORE UNIFORM AND CREATE A MORE ATTRACTIVE APPEARANCE.
5. BEFORE APPLYING ADHESIVE, TEST FIT THE SEAL AROUND THE PERIMETER OF THE DOOR. TAKE NOTE IF THE SEAL IS TOO LARGE BECAUSE ANY SLACK WILL HAVE TO BE UNIFORMLY DISTRIBUTED AS IT IS INSTALLED AROUND THE PERIMETER OF THE DOOR. note: Do not stretch the door seal. Stretching the door seal will create excess slack.
6. APPLY A 1/4" BEAD OF SWS 951 CLEAR SILICONE AROUND THE PERIMETER OF THE DOOR.
7. INSERT A .040" SAFETY WIRE (OR SIMILAR) UP THROUGH THE DOOR SEAL STEM HOLE IN THE DOOR. HOOK THE WIRE THROUGH THE VERY END OF THE STEM. USING THE WIRE, PULL THE DOOR SEAL STEM THROUGH THE HOLE IN THE DOOR AND PULL THE DOOR SEAL FLUSH AGAINST THE CLEAR SILICONE. DO NOT STRETCH THE
