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While navigating the vicinity of convective weather for an approach; the door of a piper aztec opened in flight. Flight crew requested priority handling to complete the approach expeditiously.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 845499 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200907 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | PA-23-250 Aztec |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Descent |
| Route In Use | Vectors STAR ZZZZZ |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Exterior Pax/Crew Door |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 55 Flight Crew Total 10000 Flight Crew Type 45 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence |
Narrative:
During descent and radar vector on the arrival into ZZZ; aircraft skirted edge of convective cell and cabin door opened in flight. Pilot requested priority handling to ZZZ. Aerodynamic buffet from open door on flight controls was substantial in level flight so pilot started a slow descent into ZZZ. Aerodynamic buffet was almost nil with a 300-500 fpm descent. Atc vectored a direct heading to ZZZ and cleared us for visual approach to runway. Landing was normal as I held door closed to keep from swinging open during landing flare.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: While navigating the vicinity of convective weather for an approach; the door of a Piper Aztec opened in flight. Flight crew requested priority handling to complete the approach expeditiously.
Narrative: During descent and radar vector on the arrival into ZZZ; aircraft skirted edge of convective cell and cabin door opened in flight. Pilot requested priority handling to ZZZ. Aerodynamic buffet from open door on flight controls was substantial in level flight so pilot started a slow descent into ZZZ. Aerodynamic buffet was almost nil with a 300-500 fpm descent. Atc vectored a direct heading to ZZZ and cleared us for visual approach to Runway. Landing was normal as I held door closed to keep from swinging open during landing flare.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.