Service difficulty report · Door · Bombdr DHC8402

Difficulty date
November 10, 2013
Submitted
November 11, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N196WQ
Make and model
Bombdr DHC8402
Aircraft serial
4196
Aircraft time
9,594 hours, 9,336 cycles
Part
Door
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Emergency Exit
Stage of operation
CL
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

CREW REPORTED THAT THE ACFT WOULD NOT PRESSURIZE. CREW RAN QRH AND WENT TO MANUAL MODE THEN AUTO MODE WITH SOME POSITIVE RESULTS. CONTROL AND INDICATION BECAME INTERMITTENT WITH PRESSURIZATION FLUCUATIONS. CREW ELECTED TO RETURN TO DEPARTURE, DID NOT DECLARE AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED AND TAXIED TO GATE WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND FOUND PRESSURE LEAK AT FORWARD EMERGENCY DOOR. MAINTENANCE ADJUSTED DOOR IAW AMM AND OPS CHECKED GOOD. ACFT IS GOOD FOR SERVICE.