Service difficulty report · Door · Agusta A109

Difficulty date
August 31, 2023
Submitted
September 1, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N365AA
Make and model
Agusta A109
Aircraft serial
11102
Aircraft time
8,261 hours, 27,167 cycles
Engine
Pwc PW206C
Engine time
5,530 hours
System (JASC)
5200 · Doors
Part
Door
Part number
109036048101
Condition
Unknown
Location
Lh Passenger Doo
Part time
8,261 hours, 27,167 cycles
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.

What was found

LEFT REAR PASSENGER DOOR OPENED DURING CRUISE FLIGHT. AIRCRAFT WAS SLOWED DOWN TO 25 KTS IN ORDER FOR CREW MEMBER TO ATTEMPT TO CLOSE IT. HE WAS UNABLE TO SLIDE IT CLOSED, AND CONTINUED TO HOLD THE DOOR UNTIL A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING COULD BE MADE. ONCE LANDED AND VIEWED FROM OUTSIDE, THE FORCE OF THE DOOR OPENING IN FLIGHT CAUSED IT TO COME OF THE TRACK. MECHANIC WAS NOTIFIED AND RESPONDED TO THE AIRCRAFT LOCATION. MEHANIC PERFORMED INSPECTION OF DOOR AND REINSTALLED IT ON TRACK PER AMM. VERIFIED DOOR OPENED, CLOSED, LATCHED AND CAUTION LIGHT OPERATED CORRECTLY. NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED. COULD NOT DUPLICATE FAULT.