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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech 1900C · Ft Lauderdale, FL · May 19, 2000

Date: May 19, 2000 · 14:54 local
Place: Ft Lauderdale, FL
Airport: Ft Lauderdale-Hollywood International
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: GUUA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N154GA
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA00IA164
Reported as: Beech 1900C
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A65B
People aboard: 22
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,300 total250 in this make and model230 in the last 90 days

N154GARegistered now · Beech 1900CS/N UB-25 · Built 1984 Airframe modelBeech 1900C Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-60ATurbo-prop

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What happened

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

(-23)After an interview with the first officer, it appears that during the passenger briefing, the first officer may have moved the airstair door handle up, (toward open) and did not verify tha tthe door was locked after the passenger briefing. The airstair door warning light had been mel'd inoperative. After departute, during climb out, at approx 800 feet altitude the airstair opened in flight, the captain declared an emergency. Retruned to fll and landed without incident. Post incident examination devealed that the aft airstair handrail cable ahd broken and approx 27 inches of handrail cable was missing, the elft propeller received damage to all four baldes, on had a groce in the leading edge and two baldes were missing their tips. Several holes were noted in the airstair outter door skin the door latching/locking mechanism was found operate normally.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)AFTER AN INTERVIEW WITH THE FIRST OFFICER, IT APPEARS THAT DURING THE PASSENGER BRIEFING, THE FIRST OFFICER MAY HAVE MOVED THE AIRSTAIR DOOR HANDLE UP, (TOWARD OPEN) AND DID NOT VERIFY THA TTHE DOOR WAS LOCKED AFTER THE PASSENGER BRIEFING. THE AIRSTAIR DOOR WARNING LIGHT HAD BEEN MEL'D INOPERATIVE. AFTER DEPARTUTE, DURING CLIMB OUT, AT APPROX 800 FEET ALTITUDE THE AIRSTAIR OPENED IN FLIGHT, THE CAPTAIN DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. RETRUNED TO FLL AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. POST INCIDENT EXAMINATION DEVEALED THAT THE AFT AIRSTAIR HANDRAIL CABLE AHD BROKEN AND APPROX 27 INCHES OF HANDRAIL CABLE WAS MISSING, THE ELFT PROPELLER RECEIVED DAMAGE TO ALL FOUR BALDES, ON HAD A GROCE IN THE LEADING EDGE AND TWO BALDES WERE MISSING THEIR TIPS. SEVERAL HOLES WERE NOTED IN THE AIRSTAIR OUTTER DOOR SKIN THE DOOR LATCHING/LOCKING MECHANISM WAS FOUND OPERATE NORMALLY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB MIA00IA164Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportFort Lauderdale, FLThe failure of the first officer to comply with procedures and directives for his failure to assure that the forward airstair door was closed and locked. A contributing factor in the incident was the inoperative annunciation system of the forward airstair…May 19, 2000 · Minor damage

Other reports on N154GA · 1

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

Incident 19970712021749IGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Miami, FLNarrative: nose gear would not caster on taxi after landing. Found left main torque link broken. A/c was towed to hangar. 3. Left main torque link broken: caused a/c to have no steering control. (Metal fatigue) a/c towed to hangar.Jul 12, 1997 · Minor damage