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A piper PA34-200T on climb out at 5000 ft experienced the nose compartment door come open then slam several times then close. Aircraft diverted.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 372426 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199706 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : lou |
| State Reference | KY |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 5000 msl bound upper : 5000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : sdf |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | PA-34-200T Turbo Seneca II |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude other other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 1590 flight time type : 6 |
| ASRS Report | 372426 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : departure |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical inflight encounter other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
I was shown by the FBO owner/manager the proper way to close and lock the nose baggage door prior to beginning flight from microphone. No problem on flight to lou (I closed and locked). When loading at lou, latch and lock seemed to operate normally. Handle and lock both horizontal and solid. On climbing out of 4500 ft MSL for 6500 ft MSL, door opened and momentarily remained up. I pulled the throttles back and slowed aircraft to blue line (10.5). At some point I notified lou departure that my baggage door opened and I would like to land. They (lou) vectored me to monroe county airport and asked if I was experiencing control problems. I replied no. Door slammed approximately 5-6 times then quit. On landing and inspecting door latch was down and lock was in locked position, but approximately 1/8-1/16 inch off horizontal. I am not sure why, because it was fully horizontal on takeoff.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A PIPER PA34-200T ON CLBOUT AT 5000 FT EXPERIENCED THE NOSE COMPARTMENT DOOR COME OPEN THEN SLAM SEVERAL TIMES THEN CLOSE. ACFT DIVERTED.
Narrative: I WAS SHOWN BY THE FBO OWNER/MGR THE PROPER WAY TO CLOSE AND LOCK THE NOSE BAGGAGE DOOR PRIOR TO BEGINNING FLT FROM MIC. NO PROB ON FLT TO LOU (I CLOSED AND LOCKED). WHEN LOADING AT LOU, LATCH AND LOCK SEEMED TO OPERATE NORMALLY. HANDLE AND LOCK BOTH HORIZ AND SOLID. ON CLBING OUT OF 4500 FT MSL FOR 6500 FT MSL, DOOR OPENED AND MOMENTARILY REMAINED UP. I PULLED THE THROTTLES BACK AND SLOWED ACFT TO BLUE LINE (10.5). AT SOME POINT I NOTIFIED LOU DEP THAT MY BAGGAGE DOOR OPENED AND I WOULD LIKE TO LAND. THEY (LOU) VECTORED ME TO MONROE COUNTY ARPT AND ASKED IF I WAS EXPERIENCING CTL PROBS. I REPLIED NO. DOOR SLAMMED APPROX 5-6 TIMES THEN QUIT. ON LNDG AND INSPECTING DOOR LATCH WAS DOWN AND LOCK WAS IN LOCKED POS, BUT APPROX 1/8-1/16 INCH OFF HORIZ. I AM NOT SURE WHY, BECAUSE IT WAS FULLY HORIZ ON TKOF.
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.