Service difficulty report · Door · Snias AS332L

Difficulty date
April 16, 2007
Submitted
January 21, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Snias AS332L
Aircraft time
304 hours
Engine
Tmeca MAKILA1A
Part
Door
Part number
332A2213010006
Part serial
CSN41
Condition
Separated
Location
Main Pax
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
D
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) AFTER TAKING OFF FROM AN OFFSHORE RIG AT 300 FT, 70 KNOTS, CREW HEARD A STRONG NOISE AND ONE OF THE PASSENGERS ADVISED THAT DOOR WAS MISSING. P/C NOTICED NO CAUTION LIGHTS. AC RETURNED TO THE RIG AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. AC SUBSEQUENTLY RETURNED TO CHC`S OPS MAIN BASE WITHOUT PASSENGERS AND IS PRESENTLY QUARANTINED AWAITING INVESTIGATION TEAM. CAPTAIN`S STATEMENT: FIRST FLIGHT OF THE DAY. BEFORE TAKEOFF DOOR CAUTION LIGHT FLICKERING. P/C CHECKED MEL AND ALL DOORS LOCKED. ENGINEER ON DUTY INFORMED, HE INSPECTED DOORS LOCKERS. SECOND FLIGHT. BEFORE TAKEOFF FROM (OFFSHORE RIG), DOORS WERE CONFIRMED LOCKED AND NO CAUTION LIGHTS. PASSING 00 FT AFTER TAKEOFF STRONG NOISE, PAX ADVISE DOOR MISSING, P/C NOTICED NO CAUTION LIGHT. WE RETURNED TO SAME OFFSHORE RIG WITHOUT INCIDENT. PAX ADVISED. 16 APRIL 2007. REPORT CONTINUED. (TC NR 20070427001)