Service difficulty report · Fuel Door · Bombdr DHC8401

Difficulty date
April 2, 2002
Submitted
April 3, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N401QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8401
Aircraft serial
4031
Aircraft time
2,257 hours, 2,684 cycles
Part
Fuel Door
Condition
Open
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

SEA - FUELING ON CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN POWER WAS APPLIED FOR TAKE-OFF. TAKE-OFF WAS ABORTED. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND FOUND THE OUTBOARD LATCH ON THE FUEL DOOR OPEN. THE LATCH WAS INSPECTED AND FOUND TO BE SERVICABLE AND WAS RESECURED. WARNING LIGHT WAS VERIFIED TO BE OUT AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.