Service difficulty report · Wire · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
October 21, 2018
Submitted
October 22, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N448QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4409
Aircraft time
14,942 hours, 15,980 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Faulty
Location
Zone 800
Stage of operation
CR
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

AT FL 240 DURING CRUISE AFT PAX DOOR INDICATION OPEN. PRESSURIZATION NORMAL, OPEN INDICATION REMAINED STEADY. F/A REPORTS DOOR REMAINED CLOSED/LATCHED BUT THE VENT ON THE DOOR WAS OPEN. DIVERTED. LANDING UNEVENTFUL. REMOVED FROM SERVICE. VERIFIED FAULT IN WIRING BETWEEN CONNECTORS 3261-P14 AND J61 WHERE WIRING ENTERS AIRFRAME STRUCTURE. REPLACED SHIELDED PAIR FROM CONNECTOR 3261-P14 PINS A&B TO 3261-J61 PINS 1,2,&3. REMOVED AFT PAX DOOR PROX. SENSOR (LOCK) REF. AMM TASK 52-71-01-000-802. INSTALLED AFT PAX DOOR LOCK SENSOR IAW AMM 52-71-01-400-802 OPS CHECKS GOOD. INSTALLED INTERNAL DOOR HANDLE ON AFT PAX DOOR IAW AMM 52-12-01-400-801 STEP 4A. RETURNED TO SERVICE.