Mdt has gear door pop open in-flight.

Attributes
ACN	233261
Time
Date	199301
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : lit
State Reference	AR
Altitude	msl bound lower : 16000 msl bound upper : 16000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zfw
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Transport, High Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 6200 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	233261
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Flight from lit-iah, took off from lit. While in the en route climb all system were working normally. We leveled off at our cruising altitude of 16000 ft. I (the captain) started to make the PA to turn off the seat belt sign when I heard a loud popping sound. I didn't feel or notice any vibrations or abnormalities with the aircraft so I continued with my PA. After I was done with the PA, the flight attendant called and said that a passenger had asked her if that door sticking straight out was normal. The door the passenger was talking about was the left main gear door. She said she could see it out the left side windows. I went back and took a look at it and sure enough the left main gear door was sticking straight out. While en route I called maintenance and told them of my problem. Maintenance advised me to continue to iah. Once I landed and taxied off the runway maintenance was waiting for me to look at the door. They wired the door up so it wouldn't rub against the tires as we taxied to the gate. Before we taxied to the gate we deplaned all the passenger and put them on busses.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MDT HAS GEAR DOOR POP OPEN INFLT.

Narrative: FLT FROM LIT-IAH, TOOK OFF FROM LIT. WHILE IN THE ENRTE CLB ALL SYS WERE WORKING NORMALLY. WE LEVELED OFF AT OUR CRUISING ALT OF 16000 FT. I (THE CAPT) STARTED TO MAKE THE PA TO TURN OFF THE SEAT BELT SIGN WHEN I HEARD A LOUD POPPING SOUND. I DIDN'T FEEL OR NOTICE ANY VIBRATIONS OR ABNORMALITIES WITH THE ACFT SO I CONTINUED WITH MY PA. AFTER I WAS DONE WITH THE PA, THE FLT ATTENDANT CALLED AND SAID THAT A PAX HAD ASKED HER IF THAT DOOR STICKING STRAIGHT OUT WAS NORMAL. THE DOOR THE PAX WAS TALKING ABOUT WAS THE L MAIN GEAR DOOR. SHE SAID SHE COULD SEE IT OUT THE L SIDE WINDOWS. I WENT BACK AND TOOK A LOOK AT IT AND SURE ENOUGH THE L MAIN GEAR DOOR WAS STICKING STRAIGHT OUT. WHILE ENRTE I CALLED MAINT AND TOLD THEM OF MY PROB. MAINT ADVISED ME TO CONTINUE TO IAH. ONCE I LANDED AND TAXIED OFF THE RWY MAINT WAS WAITING FOR ME TO LOOK AT THE DOOR. THEY WIRED THE DOOR UP SO IT WOULDN'T RUB AGAINST THE TIRES AS WE TAXIED TO THE GATE. BEFORE WE TAXIED TO THE GATE WE DEPLANED ALL THE PAX AND PUT THEM ON BUSSES.

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.