SDR MASA97021

Service difficulty report · Door · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
April 6, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N75ZV
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft serial
UE75
Part
Door
Condition
Not Latched
Location
Cargo Compt
Stage of operation
CL
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

PDX/YKM - FLT 7793 - ON TAKEOFF FROM PDX AFTER THE GEAR WAS BROUGHT UP, THE CREW HEARD A LOUD WIND NOISE. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE CREW FOUND THE CARGO DOOR HAD COME OPEN, BUT SHOWED NO INDICATION OF THIS ON THE ANNUNCIATOR PANEL. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE FIELD AND LANDED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENTS. IT WAS DETERMINED THE DOOR WAS NOT IN THE LOCKED POSITION DURING TAXI. AIRCRAFT WAS FERRIED TO YKM WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE DAMAGE WAS TOO EXTENSIVE, SO THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN FERRIED TO FMN FOR A RESERVE CREW TO FERRY IT TO MENA FOR STRUCTURAL REPAIR AND PAINT. ACFT TTL HRS: 7,512. ACFT TTL CYC: 11,414. (X)

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