Service difficulty report · Door Latch · Cessna 162

Difficulty date
January 31, 2024
Submitted
February 9, 2024
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 162
Aircraft serial
16200160
Aircraft time
704 hours, 1 cycles
Engine
Cont O200*
Part
Door Latch
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Main
Part time
704 hours, 1 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
D
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AT CRUISE CONFIGURATION, AFTER 30 MINUTES OF FLIGHT WITH NO ISSUES, THE RIGHT CABIN DOOR OPENED. THE FORCE OF THE EVENT BROKE THE GLASS OF THE DOOR AND DAMAGES THE ALUMINUM AND FIBERGLASS, LEAVING THE DOOR IN SUCH A CONDITION THAT RENDERED IT UNABLE TO CLOSE AGAIN. A FORCED LANDING WAS EFFECTUATED.

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