What was found
TOP 2 LATCHES WERE NOT LATCHED PERFECTLY ALLOWING PRESSURE SEAL TO BLOW OUT AT THE TOP BETWEEN THE LATCHES. SUBMITTER SUGGESTION IS TO LATCH THE 2 TOP LATCHES FIRST TO INSURE THEIR INTEGRITY.
- Difficulty date
- March 1, 1995
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N428DA
- Make and model
- Lkheed 1329
- Aircraft serial
- 5048
- System (JASC)
- 5350 · Aerodynamic Fairings
- Part
- Latch
- Part number
- JF451
- Condition
- Not Latched
- Location
- Radome
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.