Eagle Air plane makes emergency landing after cargo door opens

[BigBird]

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article....jectid=10637275

[Splitpin]

Yikes.......baggage handlers...run for cover.

[ZK-MAT]

I guess it was a Beech 1900.. there's only a thin layer of what looks like ply between the luggae area and the rear most passenger - imagine if it happened at 8000' !

[deaneb]

Note - they don't define "open" - it could simply have been unlatched and open a few cm's. Yawn - more media hype !!

[Ian Warren]

QUOTE

Transport Accident Investigation Commission spokesman Peter Northcote said two investigators were looking into how the incident happened, and interviewing the flight crew and engineering staff.

"There was minor damage to the exterior of the aircraft, but not as would affect control of the aircraft," he said.[/quote]

I think it may have opened more than a few cm's. Glad I wasn't driving, I think I'd have a few more gray hairs.

[HamiltonWest]

QUOTE (SA227 @ Apr 9 2010, 08:00 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I think it may have opened more than a few cm's. Glad I wasn't driving, I think I'd have a few more gray hairs.

TV ONE LATE NEWS had a couple of photo's of the b1900 in flight taken by a william bradley - it showed the cargo door fully extended in the open position.

[redkiwi]

Heh, my mate is one of the managing engineers at Eagle in Hamilton... I wonder what he has to say!

[deaneb]

Thanks for update that the door did fully open. As always - when people plus machinery are mixed things can go wrong even with the best intentions. Not the first door to open in flight and won'y be the last. Good thing is that the design of the door is such that there were no catastrophic consequences. Remember to keep those seatbelts fastened !!
If I remember correctly the bottom half of the passenger door (part with steps in it) of a small twin, dropped open. It was a flight with PM Aunty Helen on board, and one of her protection guys leaned over and held it shut with the cord until they landed. Somewhere I have seen a picture of a large jet freighter (DC8 or similar) on approach with the forward fuse freight door fully open, which is even scarier, given the size and structural significance.

[towerguy]

came damn close to coming off!

went up to the vertical breaking off the struts ( found on runway) and started to twist from what I heard they were having a real time keeping control of it.
will be an interesting report to read when it is all finally done.

[nzav8tor]

No bags lost either, must be bonus points or at least a box of Rose's for that!

[HamiltonWest]

Photo's of the B1900 airbourne and back on the ground are located here on this forum ( BUT YOU HAVE TO BE A MEMBER OF THAT FORUM TO VIEW THEM - won't let you view if your not unfortunately)

http://yssyforum.net/board/showthread.php?t=5212

[Ian Warren]

QUOTE

went up to the vertical breaking off the struts ( found on runway) and started to twist from what I heard they were having a real time keeping control of it.[/quote]

Ouch. Hope it never happens on the Metro cause it'll probably take the tail with it. Will indeed be an interesting report to read.
The aircraft was parked down at the Air NZ hangar this morning but by the time we got to A2 they had towed it into the hangar so couldn't see anything.

[HamiltonWest]

A Photo of the B1900 airbourne are on this NZ Herald article - click expand:

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article....jectid=10638022

[Dion500]

Man, the 1900 hasnt been to good latley,

Cargo door opening, doing a wheels up in Woodbourne, a wheel fell of one as well, cant remember where.
Wonder if any of this has happend in FSX

[HamiltonWest]

Red alert at Auckland Airport

An investigation into why a cargo door opened on an Eagle Air flight between Auckland and Whangarei has revealed baggage loaders have been forgetting to lock cargo doors
If the door which opened mid-flight had broken off the Beech 1900D it could have smashed into the tail and potentially caused a major problem.

full item here:
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article....jectid=10692134

[nzropilot]

I know this is a rather serious article, but when I first saw it, it made me laugh. What a joke and weakness in Auckland Int'l Airport ect. Just hope they fix it up

[Ian Warren]

As old as this item is , anyone recall the Turkish DC-10 , 1973 going through 13000 feet , an un-properly locked cargo door causing a major decompression and deaths off near all 280 people on board flying out off Paris because they could not read the lingo.

[Ross]

QUOTE (Ian Warren @ Dec 5 2010, 10:14 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

As old as this item is , anyone recall the Turkish DC-10 , 1973 going through 13000 feet , an un-properly locked cargo door causing a major decompression and deaths off near all 280 people on board flying out off Paris because they could not read the lingo.

Hi Ian,
Yep , I remember that one. There was also the United B747 that took off from KLAX for NZAA if I remember correctly & had to do an emergency landing at PHNL after a cargo door broke off. This was due to a design fault with the cargo door locking system, though. I think it was 6 or so killed. When the door broke off, it took a section of the fuselage & some seats with it.
Ross.

[cowpatz]

QUOTE (Ian Warren @ Dec 10 2010, 10:14 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

As old as this item is , anyone recall the Turkish DC-10 , 1973 going through 13000 feet , an un-properly locked cargo door causing a major decompression and deaths off near all 280 people on board flying out off Paris because they could not read the lingo.

That was also due to the "trained" Gorilla forcing the handle so that it twisted the whole mechanism.

[Ian Warren]

QUOTE (cowpatz @ Dec 6 2010, 06:12 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

"trained" Gorilla forcing the handle so that it twisted the whole mechanism.

So many lingo problems that cause injury , I do wonder how good aviation services around airports would be if we had Aviation ' plane ' nutter walk around,s and in security , I no its still a job but do the people really have any interest in the aircraft .