Service difficulty report · Handle · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
February 13, 2012
Submitted
February 20, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N414QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4061
Aircraft time
25,342 hours, 26,289 cycles
Part
Handle
Condition
Unsecure
Location
Service 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

ON TAKEOFF, F/A HEARD A POP BY REAR SERVICE DOOR. CLIMBING THROUGH FL 180 GOT A FUSELAGE DOOR MASTER WARNING. ACFT WAS PRESSURIZING NORMALLY, RAN CHECK LIST, CALLED F/A AND THEY REPORTED SERVICE DOOR HANDLE DIDN`T APPEAR LOCKED, SECURED. DIVERTED, DESCENDING THROUGH 12,000 F/A CALLED AND REPORTED ANOTHER POP AND THAT QUITE A BIT OF FROST WAS FORMING ON THE CARPET BY SERVICE DOOR. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. FOUND INTERNAL DOOR HANDLE IMPROPERLY SERCURED C/W IAW MM TASK 52-41-00-710-801. NO DEFECTS NOTED. RETURNED TO SERVICE. NO PARTS REPLACED.