Service difficulty report · Escape Hatch · Casa C212CD

Difficulty date
August 23, 2013
Submitted
September 13, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N502FS
Make and model
Casa C212CD
Aircraft serial
294
Aircraft time
15,129 hours, 14,557 cycles
Part
Escape Hatch
Part number
21221177
Condition
Departed
Location
Zone 800
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
D, F
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER NORMAL REFUELING OPERATION, REMOVE HATCH AND FUELED FROM TOP OF AIRPLANE, WENT TOPSIDE TO INSPECT THE FUEL CAPS. ON RETURNING TO CABIN, REINSTALLED HATCH. ROTATED THE HANDLE TO "LOCKED" POSITION AND HANDLE CAME OFF. NOTICED ROLL PIN FOR HANDLE TO SHAFT WAS LYING ON THE FLOOR BELOW. REINSTALLED HANDLE. HATCH APPEARED SECURE. TAXIED FOR TAKEOFF. TAKEOFF NORMAL AND NOTICED HATCH GONE. FOUND ON GROUND. LANDED AND INSPECTED HATCH AND COULD NOT FIND ANY DAMAGE. INSPECTED TOP OF AIRPLANE AND COULD NOT DEFINITIVELY ATTRIBUTE ANY MARKINGS, TO THE LOSS OF THE HATCH.