<< >> NASA ASRS Report 612538, March 2004

Just after takeoff, an F20's cargo door comes open resulting in an engine cover being blown into an engine. The flight crew landed the aircraft uneventfully.

Attributes
ACN	612538
Time
Date	200403
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : zzz.tower
Operator	common carrier : charter
Make Model Name	Falcon 20FJF/20C/20D/20E/20F
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : charter
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 895
ASRS Report	612538
Person 2
Affiliation	company : charter
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 179.3 flight time total : 23000 flight time type : 1409.8
ASRS Report	612544
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : diverted to another airport
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

I was flying as an first officer on a falcon 20 at night when the cargo door came 1/2 way open at about 1000 ft AGL. The air noise was deafening and the captain and I had difficulty communicating with the tower and each other, as only the captain was wearing a headset. I suggest both crew members wear headsets with intercom to facilitate communication in both normal and emergency sits. Supplemental information from acn 612544: on final, an engine cover went into the engine. Engine lost power. We were rushing and did not notice door light, if it was on.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: JUST AFTER TKOF, AN F20'S CARGO DOOR COMES OPEN RESULTING IN AN ENG COVER BEING BLOWN INTO AN ENG. THE FLT CREW LANDED THE ACFT UNEVENTFULLY.

Narrative: I WAS FLYING AS AN FO ON A FALCON 20 AT NIGHT WHEN THE CARGO DOOR CAME 1/2 WAY OPEN AT ABOUT 1000 FT AGL. THE AIR NOISE WAS DEAFENING AND THE CAPT AND I HAD DIFFICULTY COMMUNICATING WITH THE TWR AND EACH OTHER, AS ONLY THE CAPT WAS WEARING A HEADSET. I SUGGEST BOTH CREW MEMBERS WEAR HEADSETS WITH INTERCOM TO FACILITATE COM IN BOTH NORMAL AND EMER SITS. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 612544: ON FINAL, AN ENG COVER WENT INTO THE ENG. ENG LOST PWR. WE WERE RUSHING AND DID NOT NOTICE DOOR LIGHT, IF IT WAS ON.

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.