Service difficulty report · Door · Beech 200BEECH

Difficulty date
March 28, 2013
Submitted
April 3, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N545LM
Make and model
Beech 200BEECH
Aircraft serial
BB1069
Aircraft time
10,885 hours, 10,805 cycles
Part
Door
Condition
Out Of Rig
Location
Main Pax
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

AT FL 250, CABIN ALTITUDE AT ABOUT 5500 FT. CABIN PSI WAS AT 6.1. CABIN STARTED TO CLIMB AT A RAPID RATE. NO POP OR BANG, JUST A LOUD AIR RUSHING SOUND THAT BEGIN SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH THE CABIN CLIMB. OUR DECENT WAS ABOUT 5000 FPM. DESCENDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT TO 3000 FT. LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. FOUND DOOR OUT OF RIG.