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ATL84IA024

1983-10-17 · WASHINGTON, District of Columbia, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport DCA

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

ON INITIAL CLIMB BUT THE FOWARD RIGHT GALLEY SERVICE DOOR BLEW OPEN FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. THE ACFT RETURNED AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE DOOR WARNING LIGHT DID NOT COME ON. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_ATL84IA024.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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