Service difficulty report · Blowout Panel · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
November 19, 2015
Submitted
November 24, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N453QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4489
Aircraft time
1,796 hours, 1,912 cycles
Part
Blowout Panel
Condition
Dislodged
Location
Zone 200
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

IN CRUISE, HEARD A LOUD THUMP FROM THE REAR OF THE ACFT. THE CABIN STARTED TO CLIMB AT ABOUT 2000 FT MIN TO JUST UNDER 8000 FT, CABIN ALT THEN IT REVERSED AND STARTED TO DESCEND THE CABIN AT 300 FT, MIN TILL THE CABIN WAS TO SEA LEVEL. AT THE START OF THE EVENT WE BEGAN A DESCENT TO 10000 FT. NO FAULTS, CAUTIONS OR ABNORMAL INDICATIONS WERE PRESENT. PERFORMED VISUAL INSP OF AFT CANTED BULKHEAD BLOWOUT PANEL AT AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT. FOUND AFT BLOW OUT PANEL DISLODGED. RE-INSTALLED THE PANEL. REF AMM 25-52-01-400-802. RAMP REPORTED AFT CARGO DOOR HANDLE WAS NOT FLUSH. OPERATED AFT CARGO DOOR, NO DEFECTS NOTED. GVI AND CARGO DOOR IS GOOD INTERROGATED CDS, FOUND GCPC FAULT REPORTED PROCESSING, NO FAULTS. CLEARED FAULTS FROM CDS. C/W PRESSURIZATION TEST FOR MAINTENANCE. REF AMMS 21-00-00-863-801 & 21-00-22-863-802. OPS TEST GOOD. C/W FUNCTIONAL TEST OF PRESSURIZATION CONTROL IAW AMM 21-31-00-720-801. TESTS GOOD. RETURNED TO SERVICE. ACFT OK FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.