Service difficulty report · Warning Light · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
August 22, 2019
Submitted
August 23, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N448QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4409
Aircraft time
16,746 hours, 18,071 cycles
Part
Warning Light
Condition
False Activation
Location
Pax Door
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
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, HAD TO ABORT AT 70-80 KTS DUE TO FUESLAGE DOOR WARNING LIGHT COMING ON. AFT BAGGAGE DOOR LIGHT WAS INDICATING OPEN. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. GVI OF AFT BAGGAGE DOOR IAW Q400 AMM 05-48-13-941-001. NO DEFECTS NOTED WITH EXTERNAL AREA OF AFT BAGGAGE DOOR. OPS TEST OF AFT BAGGAGE DOOR IAW Q400 AMM 52-31-00-710-801. OPS TEST GOOD. DOOR CLOSES AND ALL INDICATIONS SHOW DOOR CLOSED / LOCKED. NOTE: UPON AIRCRAFT ARRIVAL AT GATE, NOTICED AFT BAGGAGE DOOR HANDLE WAS POPPED OUT OF RECESS.COULD NOT DUPLICATE. RETURNED TO SERVICE. NO PARTS REPLACED.