What was found
RETURNED TO FIELD AFTER BECOMING AIRBORNE & AFT CARGO DOOR INDICATED OPEN. CABIN PRESSURIZATION WAS NORMAL. FOUND AFT CARGO DOOR HANDLE NOT STOWED & LATCHED VERIFIED HANDLE OPERATION & PROPER LATCH LOCK WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED.
- Difficulty date
- August 3, 2014
- Submitted
- August 4, 2014
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N626AW
- Make and model
- Airbus A320231
- Aircraft serial
- 65
- Aircraft time
- 78,855 hours, 35,460 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5230 · Cargo/Baggage Doors
- Part
- Handle
- Condition
- Unsecure
- Location
- Cargo Door
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- J
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.