Service difficulty report · Blowout Panel · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
December 12, 2016
Submitted
December 14, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N400QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4030
Aircraft time
37,331 hours, 39,191 cycles
Part
Blowout Panel
Condition
Dislodged
Location
Cargo Bay
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

AIRPLANE WOULD NOT PRESSURIZE AFTER TAKEOFF IN AUTO OR MANUAL MODE. RETURNED TO FIELD. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. INSPECTED AND FOUND AFT CARGO BAY BLOW-OUT PANEL DISLODGED. REINSTALLED BLOW-OUT PANEL IAW AMM TASK 25-52-01-400-802. FOUND AFT CARGO DOOR SEAL NOT INFLATING. C/W GVI OF SEAL WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. APPLIED HEAT TO AFT CARGO DOOR AND THAWED FROZEN DOOR SEAL. DOOR SEAL NOW INFLATES NORMALLY. C/W PRESSURIZATION IAW AMM TASK 21-00-00-863-801, A/C PRESSURIZES NORMALLY. RETURNED TO SERVICE. NO PARTS REPLACED.