# Incident 19900311026799I: Airbus A300B4605R, Windsor Locks, CT, March 11, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 1990, 08:41 local time
- Place: Windsor Locks, CT
- Airport: Bradley International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: AALA
- Location: 41.9390° N, 72.6843° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BRADLEY INTL (BDL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9390&lon=-72.6843&mi=10
- Aircraft: N18066, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N18066-2009-10-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airbus Industrie A300 B4-605R (registry code 3930308, https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-industrie-a300-b4-605r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: GE CF6-80 series (registry code 30025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-cf6-80-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A300B4605R
- People aboard: 248
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 992 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900311026799I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LOWER ACCESS DOOR OPEN WARNING ON CLIMB. RETURNED. DOOR FOUND ON RUNWAY. SUSPECT IMPROPER INSTALLATION.

## Other reports on N18066 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19910828062919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910828062919I), Aug 28, 1991: Airbus A300B4605R (N18066), Atlantic Ocean, Puerto Rico. Deviated at FL290 for radar picture wx. Hit clear air turbulence. Passengers injured. No sigments. Seat belt sign on

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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