Service difficulty report · Door · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
September 10, 2000
Submitted
October 2, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Part
Door
Part number
6610169311
Condition
Departed
Location
Battery Door
Part time
130 hours, 178 cycles
Component
Battery Door
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) AFTER 45 MINUTES AT CRUISE ALTITUDE 31,000 FEET, CREW HEARD LOUD BANG. UPON LANDING, NOTICED THAT BATTERY DOOR ON LEFT SIDE OF A/C HAD DEPARTED. BATTERY FLOOR LOWER OUTSIDE SKIN CREASED. FWD HYDRAULIC BELLY PANEL HAD MINOR DING, UNILINK COM ANTENNA CUT IN HALF, AND AFT BELLY HYDRAULIC PANEL SCRATCHED. BOTH CREW MEMBERS HAD VISUALLY INSP BATTERY DOOR PRIOR TO DEPARTUE AND VERIFIED THAT ALL 4 LATCHED WERE SECURED AND DOOR LOCKED IN LINE WITH BLACK LOCKED MARK. (X)

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