# Incident 19950709017489I: Aerosp ATR72212, Chicago, IL, July 9, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 1995, 21:23 local time
- Place: Chicago, IL
- Airport: Chicago-O Hare International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: SIMA
- Location: 41.9769° N, 87.9081° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHICAGO O'HARE INTL (ORD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9769&lon=-87.9081&mi=10
- Aircraft: N440AM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N440AM-2015-04-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerospatiale ATR 72-212 (registry code 8680945, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerospatiale-atr-72-212) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney 127 (registry code 52132, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-127) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSP ATR72212
- People aboard: 63
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 3,500 in this make and model, 217 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95IA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95IA215) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950709017489I

## Narrative

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

LEFT CABIN DOOR BLEW OFF ON CLIMBOUT. INDICATES ATTENDANT INADVERTENTLY OPENED IT. LOCK MECHANISM HAD BEEN REVERSED (-23) AFTER TAKEOFF, 600' AGL, LEFT AFT CABIN DOOR DEPARTED AIRCRAFT. RETURNED TO ORD WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. FLIGHT ATTENDANT SEATED THREE FEET FROM DOOR SAYS SHE UNBUCKLED BELT, AND THREW HERSELF FORWARD INTO AISLE. SEVERAL PASSENGERS GOT UP TO ASSIST HER, BELIEVING IT NECESSARY TO "RESCUE" HER FLIGHT ATTENDANT TRAINING RECORDS AND TRAINING PROGRAM SATISFACTORY, INCLUDING DOOR MODIFICATION DIFFERENCES. LACK OF ANY DAMAGE TO DOOR MECHANISM SHOOT-BOLTS, OR FUSELAGE SHOOT-BOLT ROLLERS TENDS TO INDICATE DOOR WAS OPENED BY MEANS OF THE DOOR HANDLE, ALTHOUGH FLIGHT ATTENDANT MAINTAINS OTHERWISE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI95IA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95IA215), Jul 10, 1995: ATR 72-212 (N440AM), Chicago, IL, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: the flight attendant's failure to follow procedures which resulted in her inadvertently opening the main cabin door in flight. Factors associated with the incident were: the flight attendant's…

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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