What was found
LEFT DOOR FWD LATCH FAILED TO ENGAGE AND OPENED IN FLIGHT CAUSING DOOR TO FOLD IN HALF.
- Difficulty date
- May 9, 2012
- Submitted
- May 18, 2012
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N60524
- Make and model
- Cessna 162
- Aircraft serial
- 16200192
- Engine
- Cont O200*
- System (JASC)
- 5210 · Passenger/Crew Doors
- Part
- Latch
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Door
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.