Service difficulty report · Mechanism · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
November 4, 2013
Submitted
November 4, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N431QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4164
Aircraft time
15,690 hours, 16,775 cycles
Part
Mechanism
Condition
Out Of Rig
Location
Vent 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

MASTER WARNING FUSELAGE DOOR IN FLIGHT AT FL 190. SERVICE DOOR INDICATED OPEN IN FLIGHT. PRESSURE BUMP WHEN DOOR OPENED, THEN PRESSURIZATION NORMAL FOR REST OF FLIGHT. DIVERTED AND ACCOMPLISHED UNEVENTFUL LANDING. RIGGED THE VENT DOOR MECHANISM OF THE AFT SERVICE DOOR. OPS CHECKED GOOD. PRESSURIZED ACFT IAW MOM, NO DEFECTS NOTED. RETURNED TO SERVICE.