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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Raythn 390 · Oakland, CA · April 18, 2006

Date
April 18, 2006 · 15:06 local
Place
Oakland, CA
Airport
Metropolitan Oakland International
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
U5OA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N487DT
Reported as
Raythn 390
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,000 total700 in this make and model156 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

(-23) During aircraft ascent through 27,000 ft. at approximately 2000 feet per minute aircraft climb, crew reported hearing a bang followed by an open baggage door indication. An emergency was declared. Aircraft returned to Oakland and landed without incident. An airframe inspection revealed that the left hand baggage door had departed aircraft. Minor external damage to the airframe directly above baggage bay and adjacent lower engine cowling was observed. Re: block 32 other. Our office has completed a safety recommendation to AAI-100; 135 operator's poi alerted of potential aircraft training/familiarity concerns.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING AIRCRAFT ASCENT THROUGH 27,000 FT. AT APPROXIMATELY 2000 FEET PER MINUTE AIRCRAFT CLIMB, CREW REPORTED HEARING A BANG FOLLOWED BY AN OPEN BAGGAGE DOOR INDICATION. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO OAKLAND AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AN AIRFRAME INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE LEFT HAND BAGGAGE DOOR HAD DEPARTED AIRCRAFT. MINOR EXTERNAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRFRAME DIRECTLY ABOVE BAGGAGE BAY AND ADJACENT LOWER ENGINE COWLING WAS OBSERVED. RE: BLOCK 32 OTHER. OUR OFFICE HAS COMPLETED A SAFETY RECOMMENDATION TO AAI-100; 135 OPERATOR'S POI ALERTED OF POTENTIAL AIRCRAFT TRAINING/FAMILIARITY CONCERNS.