Service difficulty report · Deflector · Emb ERJ170200LR

Difficulty date
August 21, 2017
Submitted
August 22, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N246NN
Make and model
Emb ERJ170200LR
Aircraft serial
17000618
Aircraft time
1,945 hours, 1,232 cycles
Part
Deflector
Condition
Vibration
Location
Pax Door
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

DURING CLIMB OUT AT 250 KIAS, A VERY LOUD NOISE CAME FROM DOOR IT SOUNDED LKE VERY LOUD BANGING NOISE AGAINST FUSELAGE. FA REPORTS THAT GATE AGENT PULLED JB BACK AND IT WAS DRAGGING ON THE BOTTOM OF THE DOOR. THEN THE DOOR SLAMMED SHUT. NOISE WENT AWAY SLOWING TO 210 KIAS, BUT ONCE LDG WAS DOWN AND ACFT SLOWED DOWN A SLIGHT VIBRATION RETURNED. PERFORMED GVI OF MAIN CABIN DOOR FOUND DOOR DEFLECTOR TO BE DAMAGED. DEACTIVATED DOOR DEFLECTOR IAW AMM 52-11-28, ITEM 2. T

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