Service difficulty report · Handle · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
April 10, 2017
Submitted
April 11, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N447QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4364
Aircraft time
14,560 hours, 15,511 cycles
Part
Handle
Part number
85227840001
Condition
Unsecure
Location
Cargo Door
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
9
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

DURING CLIMB OUT AT 11000 FT, FUSELAGE DOOR WARNINGS AND MASTER WARNINGS. RAN THE CHECKLIST FROM THE EA AND CONFIRMED THE AFT CARGO DOOR INDICATED UNSECURE. PRESSURE HELD STEADY FOR APPROXIMATLEY 8 MINUTES. RETURNED TO FIELD. LOST PRESSURE DURING THE APPROACH. THE AFT FA REPORTED HEARING SEVERAL HARD THUMPS. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. NO HISTORY. NOTED AFTER AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO GATE THAT THE AFT CARGO DOOR HANDLE WAS EXTENDED. PERFORMED GVI OF THE AFT CARGO DOOR, DOOR SEALS AND BLOWOUT PANELS. FOUND THE AFT BLOWOUT PANEL DISLODGED. RESET THE AFT BLOWOUT PANEL. PERFORMED OPS TEST OF THE AFT CARGO DOOR IAW AMM 52-31-00-710-801. OPS TESTED GOOD. AFT CARGO DOOR HANDLE SECURE ALL INDICATIONS NORMAL. PRESSURIZED THE AIRCRAFT IAW AMM TASKS 21-00-00-863-801 & 802. AIRCRAFT PRESSURIZED NORMALLY AND MAINTAINS PRESSURIZATION. NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED. PERFORMED INSPECTION OF THE AFT CARGO DOOR HANDLE IAW HS 05-0029 WITH NO DEFETCS NOTED. RETURNED TO SERVICE.