What was found
COCKPIT DOOR OPENED IN FLIGHT. LANDED AT GC205 (NEAREST CHEVRON PLATFORM. AFTER LANDING, CREW INSPECTED AND SECURED DOOR. DETERMINED CAUSE OF DOOR OPENING WAS VIBRATION OF THE DOOR HANDLE.
- Difficulty date
- November 29, 2018
- Submitted
- November 29, 2018
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N639MM
- Make and model
- Agusta AW139
- Aircraft serial
- 41216
- Aircraft time
- 7,588 hours
- System (JASC)
- 5210 · Passenger/Crew Doors
- Part
- Handle
- Condition
- Vibration
- Location
- Cockpit Door
- Part time
- 7,588 hours
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.