Service difficulty report · Warning Message · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
March 14, 2015
Submitted
March 17, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N413QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4060
Aircraft time
32,715 hours, 33,863 cycles
Part
Warning Message
Condition
Activated
Location
Pax 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

ENCOUNTERED TURBULENCE DURING CLIMBOUT AND GOT A MASTER WARNING FUSELAGE DOORS INDICATION. CHECKLIST WAS RUN AN INITIALLY PRESSURIZATION INDICATED NORMAL FROM 7,000 TO 12,000 FEET. DOOR INDICATION WENT AWAY AND 5 TO 10 MINS LATER ANOTHER DOOR WARNING WITH SLIGHT CABIN PRESSURIZATION CHANGES EXPERIENCED BY THE AFT F/A AND ROW 19 PASSENGERS. DOOR APPEARED VISUALLY CLOSED BUT INDICATION ON MFD / WARNING PANEL SHOWED OPEN. RETURNED TO FIELD. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. INSPECTED AFT SERVICE DOOR, NO DEFECTS FOUND. PERFORMED OPS TEST OF AFT SERVICE DOOR IAW AMM TASK 52-41-00-710-801. OPS TEST OF DOOR GOOD. GROUND PRESSURIZATION OF ACFT PERFORMED IAW AMM TASK 21-00-00-863-801. ACFT PRESSURIZED NORMALLY. WITH NO DOOR WARNING ABNORMAL AIR LEAKS AT DOOR. RETURNED TO SERVICE.