# Incident 20010327008409I: Beech 1900D, Richmond, VA, March 27, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 27, 2001, 10:15 local time
- Place: Richmond, VA
- Airport: Richmond International - Byrd Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: JJBA
- Location: 37.5538° N, 77.4603° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Richmond, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5538&lon=-77.4603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N842CA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N842CA-2008-07-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Raytheon 1900D (registry code 7150005, https://openairdocs.org/model/raytheon-1900d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 1900D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,950 total, 1,511 in this make and model, 236 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010327008409I

## Narrative

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

(-23)ON MARCH 27, 2001, AT 1015 EST, WHILE DESCENDING THROUGH 3,000 FEET, THE MAIN CABIN DOOR OPENDED WHILE APPROACHING TO LAND AT RICHMOND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (RIC). THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY ON RUNWAY 34 WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.  FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED TWO (2) FAILED MICRO SWITCHES IN THE MAIN CABIN DOOR, ONE FOR THE LATCH PIN THE OTHER FOR THE LATCH HANDLE.  A LOCK OF LUBRICATION WAS ALSO NOTED WHICH MADE THE OPERATION OF THE LATCHING HANDLE HARD TO OPERATE, WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED THE LATCHING PIN NOT TO ENGAGE PROPERLY.  IT WAS NOTED THAT ONE LATCHING CAM ASSEMBLY WAS NOT PROPERLY ALIGNED WITH THE LOCKED ALIGNMENT SIGHT GAUGE.

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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