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FAA incident report · Frchld SA227DC · Dallas-Ft Worth, TX · November 5, 2001

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Date
November 5, 2001 · 13:50 local
Place
Dallas-Ft Worth, TX
Airport
Dallas-Fort Worth International
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
BSAA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N453LA
Reported as
Frchld SA227DC
Pilot’s flight hours
2,600 total970 in this make and model177 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 November 5, 2001 an inspector from the Dallas fort Worth (dfw) flight standards distric office received a call from the NTSB concerning big sky airlines flight 1314, a fairchild 227DC, N453LA, aircraft returned to dfw, after the main cabin door came open during takeoff. Statements obtained from big sky airlines flight crew, stated that the cockpit flight annunicator panel was normal prior to takeoff. After 400 ft one bleed air switch was turned on and the cabin started pressurizing normally. At approximately 600 to 800 feet above ground level the second bleed valve came on and what sounded like a rush of air was heard. The cabin altitude started climbing and the door blew open. The flight returned to dfw, landing without incident. On initial visual inspection, the main cabin door was found bent out of shape where it no longer conformed to the curvature of the fuselage. The main cabin door inboard handrail cable was cut by the number 1 engine propeller resulting in minor damage to the propeller. The main cabin door locking mechanism and the door warning light system was found to be working normally. No other damage to the aircraft was noted. Statements from the delta airlines ramp crew who dispatched the aircraft stated the main cabin door was closed and locked prior to flight dispatch. Big sky maintenance is inspecting and evaluating the aircraft damage and will coordinate with the Montana flight standards district office. The NTSB released the aircraft. The incident is closed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON NOVEMBER 5, 2001 AN INSPECTOR FROM THE DALLAS FORT WORTH (DFW) FLIGHT STANDARDS DISTRIC OFFICE RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE NTSB CONCERNING BIG SKY AIRLINES FLIGHT 1314, A FAIRCHILD 227DC, N453LA, AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO DFW, AFTER THE MAIN CABIN DOOR CAME OPEN DURING TAKEOFF. STATEMENTS OBTAINED FROM BIG SKY AIRLINES FLIGHT CREW, STATED THAT THE COCKPIT FLIGHT ANNUNICATOR PANEL WAS NORMAL PRIOR TO TAKEOFF. AFTER 400 FT ONE BLEED AIR SWITCH WAS TURNED ON AND THE CABIN STARTED PRESSURIZING NORMALLY. AT APPROXIMATELY 600 TO 800 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL THE SECOND BLEED VALVE CAME ON AND WHAT SOUNDED LIKE A RUSH OF AIR WAS HEARD. THE CABIN ALTITUDE STARTED CLIMBING AND THE DOOR BLEW OPEN. THE FLIGHT RETURNED TO DFW, LANDING WITHOUT INCIDENT. ON INITIAL VISUAL INSPECTION, THE MAIN CABIN DOOR WAS FOUND BENT OUT OF SHAPE WHERE IT NO LONGER CONFORMED TO THE CURVATURE OF THE FUSELAGE. THE MAIN CABIN DOOR INBOARD HANDRAIL CABLE WAS CUT BY THE NUMBER 1 ENGINE PROPELLER RESULTING IN MINOR DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER. THE MAIN CABIN DOOR LOCKING MECHANISM AND THE DOOR WARNING LIGHT SYSTEM WAS FOUND TO BE WORKING NORMALLY. NO OTHER DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOTED. STATEMENTS FROM THE DELTA AIRLINES RAMP CREW WHO DISPATCHED THE AIRCRAFT STATED THE MAIN CABIN DOOR WAS CLOSED AND LOCKED PRIOR TO FLIGHT DISPATCH. BIG SKY MAINTENANCE IS INSPECTING AND EVALUATING THE AIRCRAFT DAMAGE AND WILL COORDINATE WITH THE MONTANA FLIGHT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE. THE NTSB RELEASED THE AIRCRAFT. THE INCIDENT IS CLOSED.