Service difficulty report · Sensor · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
May 7, 2017
Submitted
May 8, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N400QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4030
Aircraft time
37,955 hours, 39,842 cycles
Part
Sensor
Condition
Out Of Rig
Location
Service Door
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
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 THROUGH 15,000 FEET, AFT SERVICE DOOR WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN FLIGHT. LEVELED OFF AT 15,000' AND RAN EAC CHECKLIST. PRESSURIZATION NORMAL, LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE AND GO OFF AGAIN. DID THIS FOR 15 MIN. RETURNED TO FIELD, LANDING UNEVENTFUL. LIGHT REMAINED OFF THE REST OF THE FLIGHT. PERFORMED GVI OF AFT SERVICE DOOR CLOSED AND LOCKED SENSORS AND WIRING. FOUND NO DEFECTS. PRESSURIZED AIRCRAFT, NO ABNORMAL DOOR INDICATIONS NOTED. INTERROGATED PSEU, FOUND NO RELATED FAULTS. FOUND ASDRCL SENSOR OUT OF RIGGING GAP TOLERANCE. ADJUSTED ASDRCL PROX SENSOR IAW Q400 AMM 52-71-01-830-808. INDUCTANCE VALUE WITHIN LIMITS PER Q400 AMM 32-61-00-280-801. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK OF AFT SERVICE DOOR IAW Q400 AMM TASK 52-41-00-710-801. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. NO PARTS REPLACED.