Service difficulty report · Lock Sensor · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
April 2, 2011
Submitted
April 6, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N411QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4055
Aircraft time
23,371 hours, 24,280 cycles
Part
Lock Sensor
Condition
Sticking
Location
Door Warning
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

TAKEOFF ABORT DUE TO FUSELAGE DOORS WARNING. WARNING CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY AND THEN STAYED CONTINOUSLY AFTER LEAVING THE RUNWAY. TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED BETWEEN 80 AND 90 KNOTS. NO FAULTS IN PSEU. COMPLIED WITH RIGGING CHECK OF AFT BAGGAGE DOOR PROX SENSORS. FOUND SENSORS TO BE WITHING LIMITS IAW MM 52-71-01-830-806. REMOVED AFT BAG DOOR LOCK ASSY ACESS PANEL AND PERFORMED GVI OF INTERNAL WIRING AND HANDLE LOCK SYSTEM IAW MM TASK 05-52-00, HS 05-0029. FOUND DOOR LOCK SENSOR (FLOATING BUTTON) TO BE STICKING AND CONTAMINATED WITH DOOR. CLEANED BUTTON AND LUBRICATED AFT BAGGAGE DOOR MECHANISM IAW MM 52-31-00-640-801. COMPLIED WITH OPS CHECK OF DOOR AFTER INSTALLING LOCK COVER PANEL IAW MM TASK 52-31-00-710-801. OPS CHECK GOOD. RETURNED TO SERVICE.