What was found
LEFT SLIDING DOOR OPENED IN FLIGHT. LANDED TO SHUT THE DOOR. AFTER LANDING THE DOOR STOP WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED. NO OTHER DAMAGE WAS FOUND. A NEW DOOR STOP INSTALLED. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- November 24, 2012
- Submitted
- November 27, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N506LF
- Make and model
- Urocop EC130B4
- Aircraft serial
- 4973
- Aircraft time
- 1,494 hours, 3,387 cycles
- Engine
- Tmeca ARRIEL2B1
- Engine time
- 1,494 hours, 2,195 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5230 · Cargo/Baggage Doors
- Part
- Stop
- Part number
- 365A21384520
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Lt Baggage Door
- Part time
- 1,494 hours
- Stage of operation
- AA
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.