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Service difficulty report · Handle · Bombdr DHC8402

FAA SDR system

Difficulty date
June 6, 2015
Submitted
June 10, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N446QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4363
Aircraft time
10,238 hours, 10,669 cycles
System (JASC)
5230 · Cargo/Baggage Doors
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

AT AROUND 800FT AFT BAGGAGE DOOR OPENED IN FLIGHT. RETURNED TO FIELD. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. VERIFIED THE AFT CARGO DOOR HANDLE WAS EXTENDED IN THE UNLOCKED POSITION. PERFORMED GVI ON HANDLE LATCH MECHANISM AND ASSOCIATED HARDWARE WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. FOUND THE AFT BLOW OUT PANEL IN THE AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT OUT. RESET THE BLOW OUT PANEL. PERFORMED OPS TEST OF THE AFT CARGO DOOR IAW AMM TASK 52-31-00-710-801 AND HS 52-0028. OPS TEST GOOD. PRESSURIZED A/C IAW AMM TASKS 21-00-00-863-801 & 802. PRESSURIZATION NORMAL, AFT CARGO DOOR REMAINED LOCKED CLOSED AND INDICATED CLOSED. NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.