What was found
(CAN) THE RT SIDE CANOPY SPRING FAILED AT THE LOWER ATTACH POINT. THIS TYPE OF FAILURE HAS BEEN ROUTINELY OCCURING AROUND 800-1000 HOURS OPERATION.
- Difficulty date
- December 15, 2002
- Submitted
- January 6, 2003
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Diamon DA20A1
- Aircraft time
- 1,571 hours
- Engine
- Rotax ROTAX912F3
- System (JASC)
- 5610 · Flight Compartment Windows
- Part
- Spring
- Part number
- 2056000902
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Canopy
- Component
- Canopy · Diamon
- Component part number
- 2056501100
- 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.