Service difficulty report · Warning Message · Bombdr DHC8400

Difficulty date
October 28, 2015
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8400
Engine
Pwc PW150A
Propeller
Rotol CR4086123F17
Part
Warning Message
Condition
False Activation
Location
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) AFTER TAKEOFF ACFT RETURNED DUE TO A PROBLEM WITH BAGGAGE DOOR. FWD BAGGAGE DOOR WARNING WAS POSTED. ACFT LANDED BACK WITH OUT DECLARING EMERGENCY WITHOUT ANY ISSUES. DURING TROUBLESHOOTING PSEU WAS INTERROGATED AND SHOWED NORMAL INDICATION WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. DOOR WAS INSPECTED AND AN OPS TEST PERFORMED WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. ACFT WAS RELEASED IAW MEL. 52-10-05. FURTHER INVESTIGATION SHOWED THAT LAST ACTION ON THIS ACFT WAS DONE DURING C-CHECK ON 6 AUG 2015 WHEN THE FWD BAGGAGE DOOR WAS REMOVED. MOST LIKELY THE DOOR CLOSED SENSOR CONNECTOR WAS NOT CORRECTLY INSTALLED WITHOUT PROPERLY LOCKING. THE CONNECTOR BECAME LOOSE OVER A PERIOD OF TIME DUE TO VIBRATIONS.