Service difficulty report · Handle · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
August 5, 2014
Submitted
August 11, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N421QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4149
Aircraft time
18,500 hours, 19,547 cycles
Part
Handle
Condition
Dislodged
Location
Cargo Door
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
9
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

FUSELAGE DOOR WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED IMMEDIATELY AFTER GETTING AIRBORNE. ACFT WAS NOT PRESSURIZING. RETURNED TO DEPARTURE, AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. DURING TAXI IN, AGENTS NOTICED THAT THE MAIN BAGGAGE DOOR HANDLE WAS PROTRUDING ABOUT 1.5 INCHES, DOOR WAS SECURE PRIOR TO LEAVING GATE. NO DOOR LIGHTS ON FLIGHT DECK UNTIL BECOMING AIRBORNE. INSPECTED THE AFT BAGGAGE DOOR AFTER LANDING, FOUND HANDLE TO BE NOT LATCHED. INSPECTED THE AFT BAGGAGE DOOR HANDLE LOCK MECHANISM IAW AMM HS52-0028, NO DEFECTS NOTED. PERFORMED THE OPS TEST OF THE AFT BAGGAGE DOOR IAW AMM TASK 52-31-00-710-801, OPS CHECK GOOD. PRESSURIZED THE ACFT IAW AMM TASK 21-00-00-863-801, 21-00-00-863-802, AND RIL 84-21-012. ALL DOOR INDICATIONS NORMAL AND AFT BAGGAGE DOOR REMAINED CLOSED AND LOCKED DURING PRESSURIZATION CHECK WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED. RETURNED TO SERVICE.