What was found
AIR TURNBACK, EMERGENCY DECLARED. ON CLIMBOUT, CLASS 1 MESSAGE DISPLAYED CARGO DOOR OPEN. CREW EXPERIENCED PRESSURE CHANGE AND VIBRATION. REMOVED AND REPLACED CARGO DOOR HANDLE ASSY, OPS CK GOOD.
- Difficulty date
- September 18, 2000
- Submitted
- September 21, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N621AW
- Make and model
- Airbus A320231
- Aircraft serial
- 053
- Aircraft time
- 35,174 hours, 16,696 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5230 · Cargo/Baggage Doors
- Part
- Handle
- Part number
- H229523
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Aft Cargo Door
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- J
- Precautionary procedure
- B, A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.