Service difficulty report · Warning System · Dorner DO328100

Difficulty date
April 21, 2001
Submitted
April 30, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N437JS
Make and model
Dorner DO328100
Aircraft serial
3055
Aircraft time
14,748 hours, 13,060 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW119B
Propeller
Hartzl HDE6C3B
Part
Warning System
Condition
False Indication
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CL
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

WHILE CLIMBING THROUGH 14,000 FEET, THE CREW RECEIVED AN EMERGENCY ACCESS DOOR INDICATION ON THE RED WARNING PANEL. THE CREW REFERENCED THE QUICK REFERENCE HANDBOOK AND THE HANDBOOK DIRECTED THE CREW TO LAND AT THE NEAREST AIRPORT. THE CREW CONFIRMED THE DOOR WAS THERE AND THAT IT WAS ONLY AN INDICATION PROBLEM. FLIGHT 4072 LANDED AT MGW WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. OUTSTATION MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE DOOR AND THE CREW PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECKS WHICH WERE GOOD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED FOR SERVICE AND FLIGHT 4072 CONTINUED ON TO CHS WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENTS.