Minor damage to service door after departure.

Attributes
ACN	174138
Time
Date	199103
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cvg
State Reference	OH
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff ground : preflight ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 2000 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	174138
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Hydraulics gauge for green system indicated (lower green arc) service needed. Crew requested servicing in cvg. Before next departure, captain and first officer both checked service panel visually. During taxi-out a ramp service person noticed an unsecured door. A lead supervisor was notified and using a stationary light transport. The 2 agents determined which door as unsecured. Operations was notified and eventually contacted crew. Flight had departed cvg and was requested to return so door could be inspected. Door was indeed unlatched and swinging. Some damage to door was experienced. No safety of flight or other changes were noticed in aircraft handling characteristics. Aircraft was taken to hangar for service door replacement. It is my believe that door was improperly latched and was jarred loose/open by engine start and initial taxi. Credit should go to ramp agent's good eye and judgement in bringing to lead's attention.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MINOR DAMAGE TO SERVICE DOOR AFTER DEP.

Narrative: HYDRAULICS GAUGE FOR GREEN SYS INDICATED (LOWER GREEN ARC) SVC NEEDED. CREW REQUESTED SERVICING IN CVG. BEFORE NEXT DEP, CAPT AND F/O BOTH CHKED SVC PANEL VISUALLY. DURING TAXI-OUT A RAMP SVC PERSON NOTICED AN UNSECURED DOOR. A LEAD SUPVR WAS NOTIFIED AND USING A STATIONARY LTT. THE 2 AGENTS DETERMINED WHICH DOOR AS UNSECURED. OPS WAS NOTIFIED AND EVENTUALLY CONTACTED CREW. FLT HAD DEPARTED CVG AND WAS REQUESTED TO RETURN SO DOOR COULD BE INSPECTED. DOOR WAS INDEED UNLATCHED AND SWINGING. SOME DAMAGE TO DOOR WAS EXPERIENCED. NO SAFETY OF FLT OR OTHER CHANGES WERE NOTICED IN ACFT HANDLING CHARACTERISTICS. ACFT WAS TAKEN TO HANGAR FOR SVC DOOR REPLACEMENT. IT IS MY BELIEVE THAT DOOR WAS IMPROPERLY LATCHED AND WAS JARRED LOOSE/OPEN BY ENG START AND INITIAL TAXI. CREDIT SHOULD GO TO RAMP AGENT'S GOOD EYE AND JUDGEMENT IN BRINGING TO LEAD'S ATTN.

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.