Service difficulty report · Warning Light · Dhav DHC8311

Difficulty date
November 19, 2012
Submitted
November 27, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N857CA
Make and model
Dhav DHC8311
Aircraft serial
531
Aircraft time
28,366 hours, 31,071 cycles
Part
Warning Light
Condition
False Activation
Location
Pax Door
Stage of operation
CR
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

CREW REPORTED THAT THE PASSENGER DOOR WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING CRUISE FLIGHT. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND THE ACFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. GROUND MX CREW WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE ERROR. ALL OPS CHECKS PRODUCED SATISFACTORY RESULTS AND THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.