What was found
(AUS) PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE SAFETY LOCK FAULTY. INVESTIGATION FOUND THE PIVOT BOLT BETWEEN THE ACTUATING ARM AND THE PLUNGER WAS TOOTIGHT CAUSING THE MECHANISM TO JAM.
- Difficulty date
- May 30, 2000
- Submitted
- July 4, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Frchld SA227DC
- Propeller
- Mcauly 4HFR34C652
- System (JASC)
- 5210 · Passenger/Crew Doors
- Part
- Lock
- Part number
- 2724127077
- Condition
- Jammed
- Location
- Pax Door
- Part time
- 9,072 cycles
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.