Service difficulty report · Door · Airbus A300*

Difficulty date
September 28, 2022
Submitted
October 3, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N172US
Make and model
Airbus A300*
Aircraft serial
1472
Aircraft time
70,097 hours, 26,545 cycles
Part
Door
Condition
Detached
Location
Zone 800 - Doors
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: AFTER LANDING AT PVD, A LOOSE CATERING CART FROM THE REAR OF THE FUSELAGE ROLLED FORWARD AND SLAMMED INTO THE FLIGHT DECK DOOR, TEARING OFF THE DOOR FROM ITS HINGES. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE FLIGHT DECK DOOR PER AMM 52-51-11.. (NOTE: ENGINEERING REVIEWED THIS EVENT AND DETERMINED IT WAS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY EVENT.)