Service difficulty report · Warning Light · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
February 28, 2015
Submitted
March 3, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N420QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4147
Aircraft time
19,855 hours, 21,254 cycles
Part
Warning Light
Condition
False Activation
Location
Cabin Pressure
Stage of operation
CL
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

NOTICED PRESSURIZATION RATE OF 1500 FPM WHILE CLIMBING THRU APPROX 6000'. SHORTLY AFTER 10M, CA PRESS WARNING ILLUMINATED. RETURNED TO 10M, CA PRESS WARNING INTERMITTENT. F/A CALLED, AFT PAX DOOR HAD LOUD WIND NOISE. RAN CHECK LIST. NO OTHER DEFECTS BUT DIFFERENTIAL REMAINED AT ZERO. RETURNED TO FIELD. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. PERFORMED GVI OF AFT PAX DOOR SEAL AND DOOR SURROUND. NO DEFECTS NOTED. CLEANED SEAL AND LUBED SEAL IAW AMM 12-20-01-640-806, STEP 4.B.(2). PRESSURIZED ACFT IAW AMM 21-00-00-863-801. ACFT PRESSURIZED NORMALLY TO 5.0 DIFF PSI. NO ABNORMAL LEAKS OR NOISE NOTED FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE OF AFT PAX DOOR. DE-PRESSURIZED IAW AMM 21-00-00-863-802. NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED. RETURNED TO SERVICE.