Aircraft equipment problem -- exit door separated in-flight with depressurization. Flight attendant ...

Attributes
ACN	309693
Time
Date	199507
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ord
State Reference	IL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 700 msl bound upper : 700
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : ord artcc : zma
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	ATR 72
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : initial climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	319693
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 215 flight time total : 2610 flight time type : 785
ASRS Report	309828
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable
Consequence	faa : investigated other other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Crew of 4: captain, first officer, flight attendant #1 seated at rear of aircraft, flight attendant #2 seated at forward of aircraft. Departed runway 4L. At approximately 600 ft AGL, 'master caution,' 'doors' and 'cabin' door warning lights illuminated. Felt aircraft depressurizing. Began immediate level off and power reduction to maintain as slow an airspeed as possible (flaps 15 degrees, climb sequence completed). Aircraft had intermittent yaw occilations. Instructed flight attendant (#1?) to 'stay away from the door.' notified ATC of emergency and we were returning to ord. Flight attendant #2 (seated in 1B as her jump seat was deferred) informed us that flight attendant #1 was being sucked out of aircraft, later said flight attendant #1 was gone. (Flight attendant #2 informed us still later that flight attendant #1 was in aircraft but injured and passenger helped pull her back into the aircraft.) informed ATC we wanted emergency equipment waiting. Landed runway 22R. (During flight and especially on final approach aircraft exhibited intermittent yaw oscillations.) after landing we requested equipment to follow us to 'penalty box' (aircraft holding area south of runways 22R and 9L) and we had injuries. Parked aircraft, sent first officer to cabin to check on flight attendant #1, flight attendant #2 and passenger. Called company, etc. Crash fire rescue equipment treated flight attendant #1 and transported to hospital. Flight attendant #2 treated for shock. Crash fire rescue equipment also informed us that door was not on aircraft. Passenger transported to terminal by bus.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT EQUIP PROB -- EXIT DOOR SEPARATED INFLT WITH DEPRESSURIZATION. FLT ATTENDANT ALMOST SUCKED OUT OF ACFT, SAVED BY PAX.

Narrative: CREW OF 4: CAPT, FO, FLT ATTENDANT #1 SEATED AT REAR OF ACFT, FLT ATTENDANT #2 SEATED AT FORWARD OF ACFT. DEPARTED RWY 4L. AT APPROX 600 FT AGL, 'MASTER CAUTION,' 'DOORS' AND 'CABIN' DOOR WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. FELT ACFT DEPRESSURIZING. BEGAN IMMEDIATE LEVEL OFF AND PWR REDUCTION TO MAINTAIN AS SLOW AN AIRSPD AS POSSIBLE (FLAPS 15 DEGS, CLB SEQUENCE COMPLETED). ACFT HAD INTERMITTENT YAW OCCILATIONS. INSTRUCTED FLT ATTENDANT (#1?) TO 'STAY AWAY FROM THE DOOR.' NOTIFIED ATC OF EMER AND WE WERE RETURNING TO ORD. FLT ATTENDANT #2 (SEATED IN 1B AS HER JUMP SEAT WAS DEFERRED) INFORMED US THAT FLT ATTENDANT #1 WAS BEING SUCKED OUT OF ACFT, LATER SAID FLT ATTENDANT #1 WAS GONE. (FLT ATTENDANT #2 INFORMED US STILL LATER THAT FLT ATTENDANT #1 WAS IN ACFT BUT INJURED AND PAX HELPED PULL HER BACK INTO THE ACFT.) INFORMED ATC WE WANTED EMER EQUIP WAITING. LANDED RWY 22R. (DURING FLT AND ESPECIALLY ON FINAL APCH ACFT EXHIBITED INTERMITTENT YAW OSCILLATIONS.) AFTER LNDG WE REQUESTED EQUIP TO FOLLOW US TO 'PENALTY BOX' (ACFT HOLDING AREA S OF RWYS 22R AND 9L) AND WE HAD INJURIES. PARKED ACFT, SENT FO TO CABIN TO CHK ON FLT ATTENDANT #1, FLT ATTENDANT #2 AND PAX. CALLED COMPANY, ETC. CFR TREATED FLT ATTENDANT #1 AND TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL. FLT ATTENDANT #2 TREATED FOR SHOCK. CFR ALSO INFORMED US THAT DOOR WAS NOT ON ACFT. PAX TRANSPORTED TO TERMINAL BY BUS.

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.

Aircraft equipment problem -- exit door separated in-flight with depressurization. Flight attendant almost sucked out of aircraft, saved by passenger.