Service difficulty report · Door · Aerosp ATR42500

Difficulty date
January 5, 2019
Submitted
January 8, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N801HC
Make and model
Aerosp ATR42500
Aircraft serial
629
Aircraft time
22,713 hours, 30,096 cycles
Part
Door
Condition
Obstructed
Location
Comms
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

FLIGHT 625, ENROUTE LNY - HNL, AIR TURNBACK. DISCREPANCY: ON CLIMB OUT OF LNY, THE CREW NOTICED A LOUD AIR NOISE COMING FROM LEFT SIDE OF AIRCRAFT. CREW WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE SOURCE OF THE NOISE, SO ELECTED TO RETURN TO LNY. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. CORRECTIVE ACTION: MAINTENANCE FOUND AND REMOVED DEBRIS ON COCKPIT COMMUNICATIONS DOOR. PERFORMED FUSELAGE PRESSURIZATION LEAK TEST. CHECKS GOOD WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS.

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