What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: the pilot stated that, while in cruise flight over the Gulf Of Mexico, he felt a slight yaw in the aircraft and heard a thump. The pilot diverted the aircraft to an offshore platform located approximately two miles from the point of the incident and made a normal landing. Subsequent examination of the aircraft on the platform revealed that the left lower baggage compartment door had separated from the aircraft. The operator reported that there was no other damage to the aircraft. The baggage door was lost over the Gulf Of Mexico and was not recovered. The operator routinely allows passengers who depart and board the aircraft to open and close the baggage compartment doors while the pilot is at the controls with the aircraft running. This procedure has been successful due primarily to the installation warning lights in the cockpit warning the pilot when a door is not secured; however, the baggage door warning light on this aircraft was damaged and not functioning properly. The operator suspects that the baggage door was not completely secured by the passengers at the last departure point. Due to the complexity of this particular baggage door, the operator has implemented a procedure to restrict the use of this baggage compartment only under the supervision of the pilot. The operator has also discovered a problem with malfunctioning door warning lights throughout its fleet and is addressing that problem in the inspection programs for each aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: THE PILOT STATED THAT, WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO, HE FELT A SLIGHT YAW IN THE AIRCRAFT AND HEARD A THUMP. THE PILOT DIVERTED THE AIRCRAFT TO AN OFFSHORE PLATFORM LOCATED APPROXIMATELY TWO MILES FROM THE POINT OF THE INCIDENT AND MADE A NORMAL LANDING. SUBSEQUENT EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT ON THE PLATFORM REVEALED THAT THE LEFT LOWER BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT DOOR HAD SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE OPERATOR REPORTED THAT THERE WAS NO OTHER DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE BAGGAGE DOOR WAS LOST OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO AND WAS NOT RECOVERED. THE OPERATOR ROUTINELY ALLOWS PASSENGERS WHO DEPART AND BOARD THE AIRCRAFT TO OPEN AND CLOSE THE BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT DOORS WHILE THE PILOT IS AT THE CONTROLS WITH THE AIRCRAFT RUNNING. THIS PROCEDURE HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL DUE PRIMARILY TO THE INSTALLATION WARNING LIGHTS IN THE COCKPIT WARNING THE PILOT WHEN A DOOR IS NOT SECURED; HOWEVER, THE BAGGAGE DOOR WARNING LIGHT ON THIS AIRCRAFT WAS DAMAGED AND NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THE OPERATOR SUSPECTS THAT THE BAGGAGE DOOR WAS NOT COMPLETELY SECURED BY THE PASSENGERS AT THE LAST DEPARTURE POINT. DUE TO THE COMPLEXITY OF THIS PARTICULAR BAGGAGE DOOR, THE OPERATOR HAS IMPLEMENTED A PROCEDURE TO RESTRICT THE USE OF THIS BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT ONLY UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE PILOT. THE OPERATOR HAS ALSO DISCOVERED A PROBLEM WITH MALFUNCTIONING DOOR WARNING LIGHTS THROUGHOUT ITS FLEET AND IS ADDRESSING THAT PROBLEM IN THE INSPECTION PROGRAMS FOR EACH AIRCRAFT.
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