19990825041239I

Incident

FAA incident report · AMD Falcond · Pontiac, MI · August 25, 1999

Date: August 25, 1999 · 07:45 local
Place: Pontiac, MI
Airport: Oakland-Pontiac
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: GXPA
Aircraft: N618GA
Reported as: AMD Falcond
Reported engine: GE CF7002D2
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,500 total2,000 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On climb-out from detroit city airport, cargo door opened on aircraft and trailed approx. 4 inches. Crew landed aircraft without incident at ptk, Pontiac, Michigan. Portion of crago liner fodded #1 engine. Investigation determined that door warning/latch system was operating properly. Operator's chief inspector of maintenance reported failure of one door pulley after several more flights. Aircraft door manufacturer caonsulted by operator and found no initial problems with door. Director of operations for operator re-emphasized door operation and operation testing of warning system with flight crewmembers.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON CLIMB-OUT FROM DETROIT CITY AIRPORT, CARGO DOOR OPENED ON AIRCRAFT AND TRAILED APPROX. 4 INCHES. CREW LANDED AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INCIDENT AT PTK, PONTIAC, MICHIGAN. PORTION OF CRAGO LINER FODDED #1 ENGINE. INVESTIGATION DETERMINED THAT DOOR WARNING/LATCH SYSTEM WAS OPERATING PROPERLY. OPERATOR'S CHIEF INSPECTOR OF MAINTENANCE REPORTED FAILURE OF ONE DOOR PULLEY AFTER SEVERAL MORE FLIGHTS. AIRCRAFT DOOR MANUFACTURER CAONSULTED BY OPERATOR AND FOUND NO INITIAL PROBLEMS WITH DOOR. DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS FOR OPERATOR RE-EMPHASIZED DOOR OPERATION AND OPERATION TESTING OF WARNING SYSTEM WITH FLIGHT CREWMEMBERS.