What was found
SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, COPILOT'S DOOR POPPED OPEN. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO AIRPORT AND LANDED SAFELY. READJUSTED UPPER LATCH. SUBMITTER SUGGESTION: EXTRA CARE BE TAKEN DURING 100-HOUR INSPECTION TO ENSURE PROPER LATCH RIGGING.
- Difficulty date
- February 19, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N3012W
- Make and model
- Beech 58
- Aircraft serial
- TH364
- System (JASC)
- 5210 · Passenger/Crew Doors
- Part
- Latch
- Part number
- 354104565
- Condition
- Required Adj
- Location
- Forward Cockpit
- Stage of operation
- CL
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.