What happened
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(-5) On 3/30/99 a BA-jetstm-3201, N490UE, operated by atlantic coast aviation, departed Rochester airport (roc) enroute to washington-dulles int'l. (iad). Fifteen minutes after takeoff a cabin door warning light came on and the aircraft returned to roc. The passengers got off and waited in the terminal. The flight crew contacted flight dispatch iad and spoke to maintenance. The cabin door was cycled open and closed and the light remained out. The cabin door was written up and deferred in accordance with their MEL. Passengers were then boarded back on the aircraft and the flight continued to iad. At iad maintenance personnel inspected and operations checked good. Maintenance cleared the deferred item and returned the aircraft to service. This incident is considered closed.
As the FAA filed it
(-5) ON 3/30/99 A BA-JETSTM-3201, N490UE, OPERATED BY ATLANTIC COAST AVIATION, DEPARTED ROCHESTER AIRPORT (ROC) ENROUTE TO WASHINGTON-DULLES INT'L. (IAD). FIFTEEN MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF A CABIN DOOR WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO ROC. THE PASSENGERS GOT OFF AND WAITED IN THE TERMINAL. THE FLIGHT CREW CONTACTED FLIGHT DISPATCH IAD AND SPOKE TO MAINTENANCE. THE CABIN DOOR WAS CYCLED OPEN AND CLOSED AND THE LIGHT REMAINED OUT. THE CABIN DOOR WAS WRITTEN UP AND DEFERRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THEIR MEL. PASSENGERS WERE THEN BOARDED BACK ON THE AIRCRAFT AND THE FLIGHT CONTINUED TO IAD. AT IAD MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL INSPECTED AND OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD. MAINTENANCE CLEARED THE DEFERRED ITEM AND RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.
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