Service difficulty report · Seal · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
November 17, 2015
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft time
3,486 hours
Engine
Pwc PW150A
Part
Seal
Condition
Iced
Location
Cargo Door
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) FUSELAGE DOOR WARNING LIGHT APPEARED ON ROTATION. DOORS PAGE ON MFD DISPLAYED A FWD CARGO DOOR UNSAFE CONDITION. QRH RAN WHICH EXTINGUISHED THE LIGHT, HOWEVER THE F/A REPORTED HEARING A LOUD WHISTLING NOISE AND THE DECISION WAS MADE TO TURN BACK TO ORIGINATIING AIRPORT FOR INVESTIGATION. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND NO INJURIES REPORTED. ON INSPECTION BY CREW, SOME ICE WAS CLEANED OFF BOTH THE SENSOR AND SEAL OF THE FWD CARGO DOOR. RTS. NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.