What was found
AFTER LANDING, PILOT REPORTED INTERIOR CABIN DOOR HANDLE INOPERATIVE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED THE HANDLE AND FOUND THE DRIVE SHAFT SHEARED. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE HANDLE ASSEMBLY AND FOUND NO OTHER PROBLEMS.
- Difficulty date
- March 20, 2002
- Submitted
- August 19, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N1566C
- Make and model
- Beech 1900C
- Aircraft serial
- UC36
- Engine
- Pwa PT6A60A
- System (JASC)
- 5210 · Passenger/Crew Doors
- Part
- Shaft
- Condition
- Sheared
- Location
- Pax Door Handle
- Part time
- 6,156 hours
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.