SDR 7135052405

Service difficulty report · Door · Bolkms BK117B1

Difficulty date
May 24, 2005
Submitted
July 11, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N770SL
Make and model
Bolkms BK117B1
Aircraft serial
S7135
Aircraft time
5,512 hours, 17,914 cycles
Part
Door
Part number
1172420213
Part serial
7135
Condition
Blew Out
Location
Lt Cargo
Part time
5,512 hours, 17,914 cycles
Stage of operation
AA
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
D, J, 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 DROPPING OFF CREW AT HOSPITAL, PILOT WAS REPOSITIONING TO BASE FOR FUEL. 1 MINUTE OUT FROM LANDING AT BASE, MASTER CAUTION LIGHT AND DOOR SEGMENT LIGHT CAME ON. 2 SECONDS LATER THERE WAS A LOAD BANG, AND A/C YAWED LT AND THERE WAS SEVERE VIBRATION. AFTER PILOT ENSURED STILL HAD TAIL ROTOR AUTHORITY AND FULL CONTROL OF A/C, PILOT DECLARED EMERGENCY WITH DISPATCH AND DIVERTED TO LOCAL AIRPORT WHERE PILOT MADE EMERGENCY LANDING. PILOT INSPECTION OF A/C SHOWED LT CARGO DOOR MISSING AND DAMAGE TO MAIN AND TAIL ROTOR BLADES. A/C INSPECTED BY MX AND FOUND UPPER DOOR TRACK BENT OUT AT PINS (WHERE EMERGENCY RELEASE PINS ENGAGE). DOOR HAD SLID BACK APPROX 2.5 IN FROM LOCKED POSITION BEFORE DEPARTING AIRFRAME.