Service difficulty report · Handle · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
October 11, 2017
Submitted
October 13, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N438QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4243
Aircraft time
19,292 hours, 20,570 cycles
Part
Handle
Condition
Out Of Position
Location
Cargo Door
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

DURING TAKE OFF ROLL, AT ABOUT 70KTS, THE FUSELAGE DOORS MASTER WARNING. TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED & CHECKLIST WAS RUN. FOUND THE AFT CARGO DOOR HANDLE TO BE AJAR, CONSITENT WITH DOORS SYS PAGE INDICATING THE AFT CARGO DOOR OPEN. INSPECTED AFT CARGO DOOR IAW AMM 05-52-00-000-000, AND 05-0029 WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED. FUSELAGE DOOR WARNING REMAINED EXTINGUISHED. RETURNED TO SERVICE.