 |
37000 Feet | Browse and search NASA's Aviation Safety Reporting System |
|
The passenger door on an air carrier PA31-310 partially opened on liftoff. The first officer closed the door.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 337096 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199605 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : alb |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 100 agl bound upper : 100 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : alb |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | PA-31 Navajo Chieftan/Mojave/Navajo T1020 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial |
| Route In Use | departure other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 269 flight time total : 5741 flight time type : 503 |
| ASRS Report | 337096 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overcame equipment problem other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Lower cabin door came open just after takeoff, aircraft type PA31-310. A passenger was sitting in seat adjacent to door. Door appeared to close properly and there was no door ajar light in cockpit. Door was secured by copilot and flight continued to destination. Postflt showed worn forward lug. However, door could not be forced open on ground. Possible causes: 1) door improperly closed. 2) air loads caused forward lug to pull through latch mechanism. 3) passenger inadvertently unlocked latching mechanism while securing seat belt. Solution: door ajar light should indicate when door isn't closed properly.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: THE PAX DOOR ON AN ACR PA31-310 PARTIALLY OPENED ON LIFTOFF. THE FO CLOSED THE DOOR.
Narrative: LOWER CABIN DOOR CAME OPEN JUST AFTER TKOF, ACFT TYPE PA31-310. A PAX WAS SITTING IN SEAT ADJACENT TO DOOR. DOOR APPEARED TO CLOSE PROPERLY AND THERE WAS NO DOOR AJAR LIGHT IN COCKPIT. DOOR WAS SECURED BY COPLT AND FLT CONTINUED TO DEST. POSTFLT SHOWED WORN FORWARD LUG. HOWEVER, DOOR COULD NOT BE FORCED OPEN ON GND. POSSIBLE CAUSES: 1) DOOR IMPROPERLY CLOSED. 2) AIR LOADS CAUSED FORWARD LUG TO PULL THROUGH LATCH MECHANISM. 3) PAX INADVERTENTLY UNLOCKED LATCHING MECHANISM WHILE SECURING SEAT BELT. SOLUTION: DOOR AJAR LIGHT SHOULD INDICATE WHEN DOOR ISN'T CLOSED PROPERLY.
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.