Service difficulty report · Pin · Beech B300

Difficulty date
June 11, 2008
Submitted
July 16, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N10TX
Make and model
Beech B300
Aircraft serial
FL1
Engine
Pwa PT6*
Part
Pin
Part number
1014300329
Condition
Missing
Location
Pax Door
Part time
3,132 hours
Component
Door
Component part number
10143010333
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

UPPER AFT ENTRANCE DOOR BAYONET SHIFTED OB .7500 INCH CAUSING AC TO DEPRESSURIZE. THIS WAS CAUSED BY A PIN (PN 101-430032-9) FALLING OUT OF PLATE (101-4300323) CAUSING ROLLER (PN 50-430037-7) TO FALL OUT. THIS CAUSED ROD (PN 50-430016-11) WITH BOLT (PN 50-430177-5), (ASSY CALLED A DOOR BAYONET), TO SHIFT OUTBOARD .7500 INCH THROUGH AFT DOOR FRAME (PN 50-430032-3 INSTALLED 180 DEGREE OUT. THE PINS THAT HOLD THE ROLLERS IN PLACE ARE STAKED. IT LOOKS AS THOUGH OVER TIME THAT THE PIN WORE THE STAKES SMOOTH AND THUS ALLOWING PIN AND ROLLER TO FALL OUT.. STAKED PINS SHOULD BE CHANGED TO COTTER KEYED TYPE PINS TO KEEP THIS FROM HAPPENING ON OTHER AC. CHECK MFG AND THESE HAVE THE COTTER PIN TYPE PINS. (K)

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