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An ERJ190's cockpit door was lifted off its hinges and the entire door separated from the frame when the door's lower edge contacted two pieces of flooring that had separated and raised the door as it passed over the area.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 927663 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201101 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | EMB ERJ 190/195 ER&LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Cockpit Door |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying First Officer |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
We flew two legs. On the second leg the cockpit door kept getting stuck on a piece of trim on the floor connecting two pieces of flooring. During cruise I needed to go to the bathroom. When I opened the door the entire door separated from the frame. It took myself and one flight attendant about 4 minutes to re-secure the door. It appeared to us that when the door had to go over the trim piece it moved the door up enough to disconnect it from the bottom connector. The emergency disconnect pin on the inside of the door was secure.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An ERJ190's cockpit door was lifted off its hinges and the entire door separated from the frame when the door's lower edge contacted two pieces of flooring that had separated and raised the door as it passed over the area.
Narrative: We flew two legs. On the second leg the cockpit door kept getting stuck on a piece of trim on the floor connecting two pieces of flooring. During cruise I needed to go to the bathroom. When I opened the door the ENTIRE door separated from the frame. It took myself and one Flight Attendant about 4 minutes to re-secure the door. It appeared to us that when the door had to go over the trim piece it moved the door up enough to disconnect it from the bottom connector. The emergency disconnect pin on the inside of the door was secure.
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.