Service difficulty report · Door · Bombdr DHC8400

Difficulty date
August 1, 2015
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8400
Engine
Pwc PW150A
Propeller
Rotol CR4086123F17
Part
Door
Condition
Not Closed
Location
Cargo Bay
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) CREW REPORTED THAT THEY RECEIVED AN AFT CARGO DOOR OPEN INDICATION IN FLIGHT DURING CLIMB AND THAT THE ACFT WOULD NOT PRESSURIZE. AFTER FOLLOWING QRH, ELECTED TO RETURN TO FIELD FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION. UPON ARRIVAL TO THE ACFT, OCM VERIFIED THAT THE BLOWOUT PANEL IN THE AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT WAS STILL INTACT AND NOT DISLODGED AND NO DEFECT WAS NOTED WITH THE BLOWOUT PANEL. ALSO, AS NO DEFECT WAS APPARENT WITH THE DOOR ITSELF EITHER, OCM DECIDED TO SECURE THE AFT CARGO DOOR BY RE-OPENING IT AND THEN, CLOSING IT AGAIN AND THEN PHYSICALLY VERIFIED THAT THE DOOR WAS CLOSED , LATCHED AND LOCKED AND THAT THERE WAS NO DOOR OPEN INDICATION WARNING IN THE COCKPIT.