What was found
DOOR OPENED IN FLIGHT, AS IT WAS OPENING, THE DOOR SEPARATED FROM THE DOOR TRACK AND PIVOTED UP, CONTACTING THE ROTOR BLADES BEFORE LEAVING THE ACFT.
- Difficulty date
- May 4, 2014
- Submitted
- June 24, 2014
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N504TJ
- Make and model
- Bolkms BK117A4
- Aircraft serial
- 7138
- Aircraft time
- 11,735 hours
- System (JASC)
- 5210 · Passenger/Crew Doors
- Part
- Door
- Condition
- Detached
- Part time
- 11,735 hours
- Stage of operation
- CR
- 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.