Service difficulty report · Door · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
April 14, 2017
Submitted
April 14, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N873FE
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft serial
0202
Aircraft time
10,739 hours, 18,115 cycles
Part
Door
Condition
Unsecure
Location
Cargo
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKEOFF, THE PILOT REPORTED EXCESSIVE AIRFLOW NOISE LEVELS IN FLIGHT AND VISIBLE LIGHT AT CARGO DOOR. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO DEPARTURE. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AFTER LANDING, THE DOOR WAS SECURED. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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