Service difficulty report · Escape Hatch · Casa C212DF

Difficulty date
May 1, 2015
Submitted
May 6, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N620AR
Make and model
Casa C212DF
Aircraft serial
379
Aircraft time
10,077 hours, 10,299 cycles
Engine
Garrtt TPE331*
Part
Escape Hatch
Condition
Departed
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
P
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

DURING TAKEOFF ROLL, THE TOP ESCAPE HATCH DEPARTED THE ACFT. THE TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED WITHOUT INCIDENT & RETURNED TO PARKING.