Service difficulty report · Door · Snias SA330J

Difficulty date
February 23, 2010
Submitted
March 1, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N2851T
Make and model
Snias SA330J
Aircraft serial
1499
Aircraft time
5,955 hours, 15,283 cycles
Part
Door
Part number
330A2224010451
Condition
Open
Location
Zone 800
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AFTER DEPARTING, AIRBORNE, PRIOR TO REACHING CRUISE SPEED AND ALTITUDE. RT REAR DOOR CAME OPEN IN FLIGHT. ACTION WAS TO SLOW DOWN TO NEAR VTOSS AIRSPEED AND RETURN BACK TO DEPARTURE AIRBORNE. AFTER LANDING, DOOR WAS REMOVED AND ACFT INSPECTED, THEN RESTARTED AND RETURN TO HOME BASE. NO DOOR INDICATION LIGHTS CAME ON. IT APPEARS THE DOOR WAS IMPROPERLY CLOSED.