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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Bombardier CL-600-2B19 · Charlotte, NC · September 17, 2014

Date
September 17, 2014 · 12:00 local
Place
Charlotte, NC
Airport
Charlotte/Douglas International
Phase of flight
Ground/Ramp/Ma
Operating rules
Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator
A6WA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N450AW
Reported as
Bombardier CL-600-2B19
Reported engine
GE CF34 series
People aboard
50
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
21,000 total10,400 in this make and model225 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.

The aircraft was being prepared for departure. The APU was inop and the aircraft cabin was being cooled by low pressure external air. A mechanic was completing a write up in the maintenance log at a location outside the aircraft. The PIC directed the f/a to close the main cabin door. Because the low pressure air was still connected to the aircraft the cabin pressurized slightly. When the mechanic returned to the aircraft with the maintenance log the PIC directed the f/a to open the galley service door to receive the maintenance log book. Cabin pressure forced the galley service door open with such force that it was pulled from the f/a's grasp and the hinges were damaged to the extent that the galley service door could not be closed properly.

Both pilots submitted event reports through the A6WA asap program. The reports were accepted by the erc and the issues in the reports were resolved in accordance with the A6WA asap mou.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING PREPARED FOR DEPARTURE. THE APU WAS INOP AND THE AIRCRAFT CABIN WAS BEING COOLED BY LOW PRESSURE EXTERNAL AIR. A MECHANIC WAS COMPLETING A WRITE UP IN THE MAINTENANCE LOG AT A LOCATION OUTSIDE THE AIRCRAFT. THE PIC DIRECTED THE F/A TO CLOSE THE MAIN CABIN DOOR. BECAUSE THE LOW PRESSURE AIR WAS STILL CONNECTED TO THE AIRCRAFT THE CABIN PRESSURIZED SLIGHTLY. WHEN THE MECHANIC RETURNED TO THE AIRCRAFT WITH THE MAINTENANCE LOG THE PIC DIRECTED THE F/A TO OPEN THE GALLEY SERVICE DOOR TO RECEIVE THE MAINTENANCE LOG BOOK. CABIN PRESSURE FORCED THE GALLEY SERVICE DOOR OPEN WITH SUCH FORCE THAT IT WAS PULLED FROM THE F/A'S GRASP AND THE HINGES WERE DAMAGED TO THE EXTENT THAT THE GALLEY SERVICE DOOR COULD NOT BE CLOSED PROPERLY.

BOTH PILOTS SUBMITTED EVENT REPORTS THROUGH THE A6WA ASAP PROGRAM. THE REPORTS WERE ACCEPTED BY THE ERC AND THE ISSUES IN THE REPORTS WERE RESOLVED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE A6WA ASAP MOU.