Service difficulty report · Connector · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
December 13, 2020
Submitted
December 14, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N427QX
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4156
Aircraft time
29,383 hours, 31,725 cycles
Part
Connector
Condition
Damaged
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

IN CRUISE FLIGHT (23,000) MASTER WARNING OCCURRED ALONG WITH "FUSELAGE DOORS". C/W E/A CHECKLIST. PRESSURIZATION REMAINED NORMAL THROUGHOUT FLIGHT. R-2 DOOR SHOWED UNSECURE ON DOORS SYS PAGE OF MFD. APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES LATER, MASTER WARNING & FUSELAGE DOOR WARNING EXTINGUISHED. DIVERTED. REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REFERENCE PRODUCTION WORK ORDER 292511 TASK CARD N/R-00001 FOR RE-TERMINATION AND RE-SEATING OF CONTACTS A, B, D, & E IN CONNECTOR 3261-J10 FOR PSEU FAULT: ASDRCL FAULT PROX SENS OPEN". CLEARED PSEU FAULTS. OPENED AND CLOSED AFT SERVICE DOOR SEVERAL TIMES. DOOR INDICATED CORRECTLY IN BOTH OPEN AND CLOSED POSITIONS. NO PSEU FAULTS RETURNED. NO PARTS REPLACED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.