Service difficulty report · Handle · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
November 18, 2012
Submitted
November 20, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N414QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4061
Aircraft time
27,119 hours, 28,148 cycles
Part
Handle
Condition
Unsecure
Location
Cargo 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

AFTER TAKEOFF, AT ABOUT 6500', FUSELAGE DOORS MASTER WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AFTER LEVELING OFF AT 7000', RAN CHECK LIST FOR FUSELAGE DOORS AND PRESSURIZATION WAS NORMAL ON THE INDICATOR PANEL. NO DISCOMFORT AND AFTER PREPARING TO RETURN TO FIELD, CABIN PRESSURE DUMPED ON FINAL APPROACH AT ABOUT 1500' AGL. AFTER ENGINE SHUTDOWN AT THE GATE THE AFT BAGGAGE DOOR THAT HAD BEEN SHOWN OPEN, SHOWED CLOSED FOR ABOUT 2 MINUTES THEN INDICATED OPEN AGAIN. ON POST FLIGHT WALK AROUND INSPECTION THE AFT CARGO DOOR HANDLE APPEARED OPEN AND NOT FLUSH. INTERIGATED PSEU, FOUND NO FAULT CODES. PERFORMED OPS TEST OF AFT BAGGAGE DOOR IAW AMM TASK 52-31-00-710-801, OPS CHECKS GOOD, DOOR HANDLE STAYED FLUSH WITH AFT BAG DOOR. NOTICED UPON FURTHER INSPECTION THAT THE BLOWOUT PANEL IN AFT CARGO BAY WAS POPPED OUT, RESECURED BLOW OUT PANEL AS REQ, PERFORMED MX PRESSURIZATION, IAW AMM TASK 21-00-00-863-801, NO DEFECTS NOTED, FAULTS OR CAUTIONS, NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED. RETURNED TO SERVICE.