ATR Cargo Door opened in Flight

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ATR Cargo Door opened in Flight

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Very fortunate that the outcome was not worse.......

C-GUSA, an ATR 72-202 operated by Summit Air was conducting flight SUT7212 from Fort Good
Hope, NT (CYGH) to Deline/Harley Wright Memorial Airport, NT (CYWJ) with 3 crew members on
board. During the initial climb after departure, at an altitude of approximately 500 feet AGL, the
flight crew observed that cabin was not pressurizing as would normally be experienced, and a
'cargo door unlocked' caution light. The load master went to inspect the cargo door, and in the
process, the cargo door became unlatched and the cargo door opened in flight. The inside cargo
door lining was torn from the cargo door by the slip stream and struck a propeller blade and the
leading edge of the left center wing section. The load master returned to the flight deck and the
decision was made to divert to Norman Wells, NT (CYVQ) were a landing was successfully
completed with no further damage to the aircraft, or injuries to the crew.

Subsequent investigation by company personnel found no issues with the door latch mechanism,
and that the door was improperly latched on the ground prior to departure. A detailed inspection of
the door and fuselage door frame revealed no damage from the event.
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Re: ATR Cargo Door opened in Flight

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Really! Cabin will not pressurize, cargo door unlocked light, lets go check it! :shock:

Good way to go sky diving with out a parachute!

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Re: ATR Cargo Door opened in Flight

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I wonder if this one has the large door mod on it?

If it has the large door, I'm amazed it didn't do more damage than that.
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Re: ATR Cargo Door opened in Flight

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J31 wrote: Sat Aug 13, 2022 5:27 pm Really! Cabin will not pressurize, cargo door unlocked light, lets go check it! :shock:

Good way to go sky diving with out a parachute!

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My thinking would be to keep seat belts fastened in such a situation of combined issues. The wording "not pressurizing normally" was the term used, so it is not clear if there was partial pressurization or not.
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