Service difficulty report · Sensor · Bombdr DHC8400

Difficulty date
February 9, 2014
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8400
Aircraft time
10,545 hours
Engine
Pwc PW150A
Propeller
Rotol CR4086123F17
Part
Sensor
Part number
82420117001
Condition
Frozen
Location
Fwd Cargo Door
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

(CAN) DEPARTING FOR FLIGHT, CREW NOTIED THE FORWARD BAGGAGE DOOR WAS INDICATING OPEN. GROUND PERSONNEL ADVISED, CREW WAS NOTIFIED THAT GROUND PERSONNEL WERE HAVING DIFFICULTY CLOSING THE DOOR. DOOR WAS CLOSED AND INDICATION EXTINGUISHED. FLIGHT DEPARTED, AT APPROXIMETLY 4000 FT A MASTER WARNING SOUNDED AND A FUSELAGE DOOR WARNING LIGHT ILUMINATED. CREW REFERENCED THE QRH, LEVELED TO 6000FT, DECLARED PAN PAN WITH ATC AND DIVERTED WHERE THE WARNING LIGHT EXTINGUISHED ON THE TAXIWAY. MAINTENANCE MET THE ACFT UPON ARRIVAL. MAINTENANCE COULD NOT FAULT THE ACFT, HEAT WAS APPLIED TO THE DOOR SEALS AND SENSORS. ACFT DEPARTED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.