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In cruise flight at 2500' MSL between lny and ogg, flight crew emergency exit opened and departed the aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 172732 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199103 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ogg |
| State Reference | HI |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2500 msl bound upper : 2500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : lax |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 2800 |
| ASRS Report | 172732 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified cockpit |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Crew door emergency exit opened and was torn off during flight approximately midway between lny and ogg airports. As this door was checked prior to departure, my recommendation would be a requirement for early model small transport twin to install a secondary lock mechanism.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: IN CRUISE FLT AT 2500' MSL BETWEEN LNY AND OGG, FLT CREW EMERGENCY EXIT OPENED AND DEPARTED THE ACFT.
Narrative: CREW DOOR EMER EXIT OPENED AND WAS TORN OFF DURING FLT APPROX MIDWAY BTWN LNY AND OGG ARPTS. AS THIS DOOR WAS CHKED PRIOR TO DEP, MY RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE A REQUIREMENT FOR EARLY MODEL SMT TWIN TO INSTALL A SECONDARY LOCK MECHANISM.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.