Bombardier CL-600-2B19 N7264V

Summary

On 13 June 2007 at about 19:40 local time, a Bombardier CL-600-2B19 registered N7264V, operated by Mesa Airlines, Inc., was involved in an incident near Phoenix, Arizona, United States. 53 people were on board and nobody was injured. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

13 June 2007 at 19:40

Classification

Incident

Location

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Nearest airport

Pheonix Sky Harbor Intl. (PHX)

Coordinates

33.4344, -112.0117

Aircraft

Bombardier CL-600-2B19

Registration

N7264V

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Mesa Airlines, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 121: Air Carrier

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Los Angeles → Phoenix

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX07IA191

Nobody was injured.

An out of rig/jammed door. Contributing to the incident was the operator's inadequate maintenance program and the airframe manufacturer's inadequate response to the issue.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

At the completion of a flight, the airplane taxied to the arrival gate whereupon the flight attendant attempted to open the airplane's main passenger cabin door. Unable to open the door to allow the passengers to disembark, the flight attendant requested and received assistance from the first officer. He was similarly unable to open the door, which was jammed in the closed position, and a mechanic was summoned. The mechanic entered the airplane via the galley service door. The mechanic manipulated the cabin door opening lever from inside the passenger cabin, and he successfully opened the door. Maintenance personnel subsequently examined the door and found it was out of adjustment (rig), and some internal components were inoperative. Under certain conditions these anomalies rendered the door dysfunctional. Neither the operator's maintenance program, nor the manufacturer's response to the repeated jamming events had adequately resolved the recurring discrepancy.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.