Service difficulty report · Strut · Pilats PC1245

Difficulty date
December 12, 2000
Submitted
January 19, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Pilats PC1245
Part
Strut
Part number
5523012376
Condition
Jammed
Location
Cargo Door
Part time
1,684 hours
Component
Cargo Door · Pilats · 5523012003
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.

What was found

(CAN) THE TELESCOPIC STRUT JAMMED WHILE THE DOOR WAS BEING LOWERED, WHICH CAUSED THE STRUT TO BEND. THIS IN TURN CAUSED THE DOOR TO BE STUCK AT A PARTIALLY CLOSED POSITION. THE STRUT HAD TO BE CUT TO ALLOW THE DOOR TO BE OPENED, AND THE STRUT THEN REMOVED FROM THE AIRCRAFT.