SDR 090214

Service difficulty report · Door · Lear 24

Difficulty date
September 14, 2002
Submitted
September 16, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N105GA
Make and model
Lear 24
Aircraft serial
116
Part
Door
Condition
Open
Location
Oxygen Service
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
B

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AFTER DEPARTURE FOR CYVR, PASSING THROUGH 13000 FEET PILOT HEARD A LOUD BANG FOLLOWED BY A NOTICEABLE VIBRATION. PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, TO RETURN TO CYVR. MAINTENANCE WAS CALL TO INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE OXYGEN SERVICE DOOR ON THE RIGHT FORWARD SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT OPENED DURING FLIGHT. NO DAMAGE TO THE DOOR OCCURRED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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