# Incident 20020319004649I: Jetair JETSTM4101, Washington, DC, March 19, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 2002, 10:16 local time
- Place: Washington, DC
- Airport: Dulles International
- Phase of flight: Other Ground Ops
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: VTZA
- Location: 38.8951° N, 77.0364° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Washington, DC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8951&lon=-77.0364&mi=10
- Aircraft: N325UE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N325UE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Jetstream JETSTREAM 4101 (registry code 1500501, https://openairdocs.org/model/jetstream-jetstream-4101) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331 series (registry code 01514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: JETAIR JETSTM4101
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020319004649I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER AIRCRAFT ARRIVED AT THE GATE FLIGHT ATTENDENT ATTEMPTED TO OPEN PASSENGER DOOR BUT COULD NOT. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS BY THE CREW FROM THE OUTSIDE IT WAS DECIDED TO EXIT THE PASSENGERS THROUGH THE REAR EMERGENCY EXIT AND THE AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT. THIS WAS ACCOMPLISHED ONCE THE BAGGAGE WAS REMOVED FROM THE EXIT IN THE BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT. AFTER A COUPLE OF ATTEMPTS MAINTENANCE WAS ABLE TO RELEASE AND OPEN THE DOOR. THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE RIGHT HAND CAM BLOCK P/N 14152018-159 MAY HAVE BEEN WORN BEYOND LIMITS CAUSING THE DOOR LATCH NOT TO WORK PROPERLY. THE INVESTIGATION CONTINUES.

## Other reports on N325UE (1)

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

- [Incident 20020822036899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020822036899I), Aug 22, 2002: Jetair JETSTM4101 (N325UE), Newark, NJ. (-23) Flight crew aborted the takeoff twice. As per company procedures aircraft was returned to the gate. Maintenance adjusted a throttle micro switch.…

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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