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An embraer 120 when power applied for takeoff roll the cockpit door popped open and takeoff was rejected at low speed.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 452133 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199910 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : pns.airport |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dawn |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : pns.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Brasilia EMB-120 All Series |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | ground : takeoff roll |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 1200 |
| ASRS Report | 452133 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : rejected takeoff |
| Consequence | other other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : engineering procedure performance deficiency : repair |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
When power was applied during the initial takeoff roll, the cockpit doors popped open. The takeoff was aborted at very low speed. The pilots coordinated with the flight attendants, and the cockpit door was resecured and triplechked. The flight then departed nominally. The door latching mechanism on the EMB120 is very flimsy, and company maintenance modifications have made this worse. This type of incident is becoming a daily occurrence.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN EMBRAER 120 WHEN PWR APPLIED FOR TKOF ROLL THE COCKPIT DOOR POPPED OPEN AND TKOF WAS REJECTED AT LOW SPD.
Narrative: WHEN PWR WAS APPLIED DURING THE INITIAL TKOF ROLL, THE COCKPIT DOORS POPPED OPEN. THE TKOF WAS ABORTED AT VERY LOW SPD. THE PLTS COORDINATED WITH THE FLT ATTENDANTS, AND THE COCKPIT DOOR WAS RESECURED AND TRIPLECHKED. THE FLT THEN DEPARTED NOMINALLY. THE DOOR LATCHING MECHANISM ON THE EMB120 IS VERY FLIMSY, AND COMPANY MAINT MODIFICATIONS HAVE MADE THIS WORSE. THIS TYPE OF INCIDENT IS BECOMING A DAILY OCCURRENCE.
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.