SDR ESUA116380

Service difficulty report · Access Panel · Lear 24

Difficulty date
September 14, 2002
Submitted
October 30, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N105GA
Make and model
Lear 24
Aircraft serial
116
Engine
Ge CJ6101
Part
Access Panel
Condition
Departed
Location
Oxygen Service
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

AFTER DEPARTURE , PASSING THROUGH 13000 FEET, PILOT HEARD A LOUD BANG FOLLOWED BY A NOTICEABLE VIBRATION. PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, RETURNED TO AIRPORT. MAINTENANCE WAS CALL TO INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE OXYGEN SERVICE DOOR ON THE RIGHT FORWARD SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT, OPENED DURING FLIGHT. NO DAMAGE TO DOOR OCCURRED. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (090214)

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