Service difficulty report · Handle · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
July 25, 2017
Submitted
July 25, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N430QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4163
Aircraft time
24,566 hours, 26,311 cycles
Part
Handle
Condition
Unsecure
Location
Service Door
Stage of operation
UK
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

FUSELAGE DOOR WARNING FLICKERED THEN REMAINED STEADY AT FL210. DOOR WAS AFT SERVICE DOOR, RETURNED TO FIELD. NO ISSUES WITH PRESSURIZATION NOTED. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. REMOVED FROM SERVICE. UPON ARRIVAL, FOUND AFT HALF OF DOOR HANDLE NOT FULLY FLUSH ON AFT SERVICE DOOR. PERFORMED GVI OF AFT SERVICE DOOR AND HANDLE, NO DEFECTS NOTED, CLEANED AND LUBED EXTERNAL DOOR HANDLE, NO LONGER ABLE TO DUPLICATE AFT HALF OF DOOR HANDLE STICKING OUT. CONFIRMED THROUGH PSEU, FAULT HISTORY DID FLAG "ASDRLK" UNREASONABLE FAR. CONFIRMED INDUCTANCE VALUES WITHIN LIMITS, WHEN DOOR CLOSED AND LOCKED, REF Q400 AMM TASK 32-61-00-280-801. PERFORMED OPS TEST OF AFT SERVICE DOOR, PER AMM TASK 52-41-00-710-801, OPS CHECK GOOD. NO PARTS REPLACED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.