M20k 231 door seal

[Invisibleman]

Can anyone confirm that the inflatable door seal was standard on all m20k 231's. My son and I are shopping and we've been told that door will leak if parked outside so you have to have a cover for it.  Can the inflateable seal be replaced at a reasonable cost with a regular door seal?

[LANCECASPER]

1 minute ago, Invisibleman said:

Can anyone confirm that the inflatable door seal was standard on all m20k 231's. My son and I are shopping and we've been told that door will leak if parked outside so you have to have a cover for it.  Can the inflateable seal be replaced at a reasonable cost with a regular door seal?

Inflatable door seals have never been installed by Mooney, or have ever been standard equipment. 

The Bob Fields Inflatable Door Seal is installed through an STC:  https://aerocessories.aero/

A search of Mooneyspace shows a lot of information on this subject:

https://mooneyspace.com/search/?q="Bob Fields"&quick=1&updated_after=any&sortby=relevancy

 

 

 

[Invisibleman]

Thanks for that info.  I did search "door seal" and got no hits, so that's why I added the new topic.  Brand new to this forum.  Will learn my way around.  Thanks

[wombat]

I just replaced the door seal on my 231 with a new non-inflatable seal.  It was previously a non-inflatable as well, but very old.    I doubt the new one will leak any time soon.  But there are many possible points for water to get inside the cabin and if you have to leave it outside I would recommend a cover regardless of what door seal you have.

 

My door seal was < $250 even including stripper for the old seal and new adhesive.   This is trivially cheap in the airplane world.     The labor though...  Whew!   I spent probably 15 or 20 hours on this project.

 

Some door seal threads:

 

 

 

 

[Marc_B]

On 10/25/2024 at 10:28 AM, Invisibleman said:

I did search "door seal"

I find using google for search “door seal site:mooneyspace.com” more helpful than the MS integrated search.