What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23)On Thursday, June, 22, 2000, Continental airlines flight 1763 departed yyz for ewr at 0957 EDT. At cruise altitude, a banging noise was heard on the side of the aircraft near the L2 door. According to newspaper reports, the pilot dropped to 9,000 feet, opened and closed the door. The cala enroute diversion note says: "diverted to Rochester due to a loud banging on side of aircraft. Determined to be a strap hanging out of the aft door. No emeregency declared".no logbook entry was accomplished and a captain's irregularity report was not filed. After seven weeks of investigation, it was determined through the Continental airlines office of regulatory compliance that the captain terminated his employment with the company after discussion with flight ops involing the issues raised by this event. This incident is considered closed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)ON THURSDAY, JUNE, 22, 2000, CONTINENTAL AIRLINES FLIGHT 1763 DEPARTED YYZ FOR EWR AT 0957 EDT. AT CRUISE ALTITUDE, A BANGING NOISE WAS HEARD ON THE SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT NEAR THE L2 DOOR. ACCORDING TO NEWSPAPER REPORTS, THE PILOT DROPPED TO 9,000 FEET, OPENED AND CLOSED THE DOOR. THE CALA ENROUTE DIVERSION NOTE SAYS: "DIVERTED TO ROCHESTER DUE TO A LOUD BANGING ON SIDE OF AIRCRAFT. DETERMINED TO BE A STRAP HANGING OUT OF THE AFT DOOR.NO EMEREGENCY DECLARED".NO LOGBOOK ENTRY WAS ACCOMPLISHED AND A CAPTAIN'S IRREGULARITY REPORT WAS NOT FILED.AFTER SEVEN WEEKS OF INVESTIGATION, IT WAS DETERMINED THROUGH THE CONTINENTAL AIRLINES OFFICE OF REGULATORY COMPLIANCE THAT THE CAPTAIN TERMINATED HIS EMPLOYMENT WITH THE COMPANY AFTER DISCUSSION WITH FLIGHT OPS INVOLING THE ISSUES RAISED BY THIS EVENT. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.