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EC130 pilot reported damage to the cabin door and rotor blades when the main cabin door was blown past the normal position; allowing the rotors to contact the top of the door.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1431112 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201703 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | EC130 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | Parked |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Exterior Pax/Crew Door |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
The aircraft was shutdown in accordance with the shutdown procedures check list. After the engine was turned off and the main rotor RPM was at approximately 120; the flight medic opened the right side cabin door and stepped out of the aircraft. The winds at the airport were approximately 260 degrees at 15 knots. The aircraft was parked on a dolly that was oriented approximately 90 degrees to the wind - on a heading of approximately 170 degrees. The winds blew on the cabin door to the point that the air piston that holds the door at about 90 degrees in the normal open position broke loose from the aircraft mounting point and the door opened to a 180 degree position with the top of the door being above the cabin level in this position. During this event; the rotor blades were slowing down - thus drooping to a lower point in the rotation path. The rotors struck the top of the door breaking the door window and damaging the top edge of the door. All the rotor blades were damaged as well due to the door strike. [Suggestion: inspect] cabin door air piston for defects.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: EC130 pilot reported damage to the cabin door and rotor blades when the main cabin door was blown past the normal position; allowing the rotors to contact the top of the door.
Narrative: The aircraft was shutdown in accordance with the shutdown procedures check list. After the engine was turned off and the main rotor RPM was at approximately 120; the flight medic opened the right side cabin door and stepped out of the aircraft. The winds at the airport were approximately 260 degrees at 15 knots. The aircraft was parked on a dolly that was oriented approximately 90 degrees to the wind - on a heading of approximately 170 degrees. The winds blew on the cabin door to the point that the air piston that holds the door at about 90 degrees in the normal open position broke loose from the aircraft mounting point and the door opened to a 180 degree position with the top of the door being above the cabin level in this position. During this event; the rotor blades were slowing down - thus drooping to a lower point in the rotation path. The rotors struck the top of the door breaking the door window and damaging the top edge of the door. All the rotor blades were damaged as well due to the door strike. [Suggestion: inspect] cabin door air piston for defects.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.