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Captain of an aerospatiale AS355 twinstar landed in an open area to re-close baggage door that had come open in-flight.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 451690 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199910 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ewr.airport |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Altitude | msl single value : 1400 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | AS 355 Twinstar |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise : level |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 7000 |
| ASRS Report | 451690 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed as precaution |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Baggage door opened in-flight. Made precautionary landing in large open area.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CAPT OF AN AEROSPATIALE AS355 TWINSTAR LANDED IN AN OPEN AREA TO RE-CLOSE BAGGAGE DOOR THAT HAD COME OPEN INFLT.
Narrative: BAGGAGE DOOR OPENED INFLT. MADE PRECAUTIONARY LNDG IN LARGE OPEN AREA.
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.