SDR PLGA000202

Service difficulty report · Service Door · Saab SF340A

Difficulty date
February 2, 2000
Submitted
April 11, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N338BE
Make and model
Saab SF340A
Aircraft serial
340A034
Part
Service Door
Condition
Separated
Location
Lavatory
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
D, E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

BGR-LGA - FLT 4037 - THE CREW HEARD A LOUD BANG/VIBRATING NOISE COMING FROM THE BACK OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DIVERTED TO MHT AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE LAVATORY SERVICE DOOR WAS MISSING, HOWEVER, NO DAMAGE WAS FOUND ON THE AIRCRAFT STRUCTURE OF FILGHT CONTROLS. MAINTENANCE ALSO NOTICED THAT THERE WAS AN ICE FORMATION IN THE SERVICE DOOR AREA. AS A RESULT OF THE MISSING LAVATORY SERVICE DOOR. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE UNDER THE CONFIGURATION DEVIATION LIST. (M)

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