Service difficulty report · Door · Cvac 340CVAC

Difficulty date
April 20, 2005
Submitted
June 2, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cvac 340CVAC
Aircraft time
73,907 hours
Engine
Allsn 501D13D
Propeller
Hamstd 54H60
Part
Door
Condition
Out Of Rig
Location
Emergency Exit
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W, D
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

(CAN) AFTER IN-FLIGHT FAILURE OF EDC AND SUSEQUENT LOSS OF PRESSURIZATION, THE RT OVER-WING EMERGENCY EXIT DOOR FELL INTO CABIN AREA. AIRCRAFT DESCENDED TO 3000 ASL. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT, EDC WAS REPAIRED, EMERGENCY EXIT DOOR WAS INSPECTED AND FOUND OUT OF RIG. THE DOOR WAS RE-RIGGED, FUNCTION CHECKED ANDTHE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.