Service difficulty report · Cable · Cndair CL6002B19

Difficulty date
February 10, 2013
Submitted
February 12, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N8580A
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B19
Aircraft serial
7580
Aircraft time
24,974 hours, 22,054 cycles
Part
Cable
Condition
Broken
Location
Pax Door
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

ON FLIGHT 3747 (DTW TO YUL) THERE WAS AN INCREDIBLY LOUD NOISE FROM MAIN CABIN DOOR ON DEPARTURE. COMMUNICATIONS WITH FLIGHT ATTENDANT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO NOISE. HAPPENS COMING FROM RIGHT SIDE, WORSE AT HIGHER ALTITUDE/AIRSPEED. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND THE AIRCRAFT PERFORMED AN AIR RETUN TO DTW WHERE IT LANDED SAFELY. FOUND PAX DOOR FLAPPER DOOR ICE BREAK CABLE BROKEN, INHIBITING FLAPPER DOOR TO CLOSE. REMOVED AND REPLACED FLAPPER DOOR ICE BREAK CABLE IAW AMM 52-11-15. OPS CHECKS GOOD. OK FOR SERVICE.