Service difficulty report · Proximity Sensor · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
January 13, 2009
Submitted
January 14, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N402QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4032
Aircraft time
19,434 hours, 19,895 cycles
Part
Proximity Sensor
Condition
Out Of Adjust
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

APPROACHING LEVEL OFF AT 22000 THE FUSELAGE DOOR WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE AFT PASSENGER DOOR SHOWED OPEN ON OUR SYS PAGE, PRESSURIZATION WAS NORMAL, THE WARNING LIGHT EXTINGUISHED AFTER APPROX 2 MINUTES AND ALL INDICATION NORMAL. OVER FLEW MFR DUE TO LACK OF MX AND WEATHER DOWN IN MFR, AND CONTINUED TO EUG. MADE A UNEVENTFUL LANDING. INTERGRADED PSEU AND FOUND AFT PAX DOOR LOCK PROX SENSOR GAP TO LARGE ( 7.9 MH), ADJUSTED PROX SENSOR SLEEVE ON LOCK SENSOR TO ( 9.2 MH ) IAW Q 400 AMM TASK 52-71-01-830-804 STEP 4A(5) D3 AND STEP 4A(17) AND 5D, OPS TEST GOOD, NO DEFECTS NOTED. RETURNED TO SERVICE. NO PARTS REPLACED.