Service difficulty report · Door · Urocop EC120B

Difficulty date
June 8, 2000
Submitted
June 23, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N182TA
Make and model
Urocop EC120B
Aircraft serial
1001
Part
Door
Part number
C533C
Condition
Separated
Location
Slideupper Hinge
Part time
862 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
D
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DURING PHOTO FLIGHT MISSION, SLIDING DOOR, STD EQUIP (STOWED IN THE AFT LOCKED POSITION BEFORE TAKEOFF), AIRSPEED AT OR BELOW FLIGHT MANUAL LIMITATIONS FOR SLIDING DOOR OPEN, EXITED ACFT. THE AIRSTREAM PULLED THE SLIDING DOOR FROM LOWER LT CORNER AWAY FROM THE SLIDING DOOR RAIL, BENDING UPPER LT HINGE POINT ROLLER OUT OF THE RAIL, HINGING AFT UPPER AND LOWER HINGE POINTS, SWINGING BACK TO CONTACT THE AIRFRAME STRUCT IMMEDIATELY BEHIND SLIDING DOOR ASSY, FINALLY BREAKING THE UPPER AND LOWER SLIDING ASSYS AWAY FROM FRAME RAILS. SUBMITTER RECOMMENDED TO PREVENT RECURRENCE, CLOSE UP TOLERANCE ON FRAME RAILS AGAINST SLIDING DOOR ROLLERS, AND ENHANCE STOPS AT ENDS OF EACH FR RAIL (4 POINTS). DOOR ASSY RECOVERED.

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