Jazz DH8D near Calgary on Apr 19th 2013, service door and a kick

Last Update: April 27, 2013 / 13:42:40 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 19, 2013

Classification
Incident

Flight number
QK-8551

Destination
Victoria, Canada

Aircraft Registration
C-GGMQ

ICAO Type Designator
DH8D

A Jazz de Havilland Dash 8-400, registration C-GGMQ performing flight QK-8551 from Calgary,AB to Victoria,BC (Canada) with 77 people on board, had just reached cruise level 240 about 55nm southwest of Calgary when the crew detected cabin pressure problems and decided to return to Calgary. The aircraft descended normally to 9000 feet reaching 9000 feet about 10 minutes after leaving FL240 and landed safely back about 35 minutes later.

The Canadian TSB reported the kick plate at the service door had shifted resulting in a pressure leak.
Aircraft Registration Data
Registration mark
C-GGMQ
Country of Registration
Canada
Date of Registration
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Manufacturer
Dehavilland
Aircraft Model / Type
DHC-8-402
ICAO Aircraft Type
DH8D
Year of Manufacture
Serial Number
Aircraft Address / Mode S Code (HEX)
Maximum Take off Mass (MTOM) [kg]
Engine Count
Engine Type
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Apr 19, 2013

Classification
Incident

Flight number
QK-8551

Destination
Victoria, Canada

Aircraft Registration
C-GGMQ

ICAO Type Designator
DH8D

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