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Nurse during an EMS flight in an A109C maximum twin helicopter heard flapping noise and notified pilot who diverted to land to find cause. Postflt inspection found that 2 of the 4 fuel access doors were unlatched and opened. The doors were closed properly, and since no damage was observed, the flight continued to destination.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 417816 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199810 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : zzz |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | A109 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other landing other other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 600 |
| ASRS Report | 417816 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
At XX35 in level cruise flight, rear flight nurse stated they could hear a slight flapping noise. PIC elected to land at the closest airport (ZZZ, us) 3 mi away. Upon landing, PIC found 2 of the 4 fuel access door latches not secure. After securing (all) latches, aircraft was found to have no damage. Flight was resumed to ZZZ, us. Must ensure fueling of aircraft be under better supervision.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: NURSE DURING AN EMS FLT IN AN A109C MAX TWIN HELI HEARD FLAPPING NOISE AND NOTIFIED PLT WHO DIVERTED TO LAND TO FIND CAUSE. POSTFLT INSPECTION FOUND THAT 2 OF THE 4 FUEL ACCESS DOORS WERE UNLATCHED AND OPENED. THE DOORS WERE CLOSED PROPERLY, AND SINCE NO DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED, THE FLT CONTINUED TO DEST.
Narrative: AT XX35 IN LEVEL CRUISE FLT, REAR FLT NURSE STATED THEY COULD HEAR A SLIGHT FLAPPING NOISE. PIC ELECTED TO LAND AT THE CLOSEST ARPT (ZZZ, US) 3 MI AWAY. UPON LNDG, PIC FOUND 2 OF THE 4 FUEL ACCESS DOOR LATCHES NOT SECURE. AFTER SECURING (ALL) LATCHES, ACFT WAS FOUND TO HAVE NO DAMAGE. FLT WAS RESUMED TO ZZZ, US. MUST ENSURE FUELING OF ACFT BE UNDER BETTER SUPERVISION.
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.