Service difficulty report · Spring · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
February 23, 2006
Submitted
June 6, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft time
5,295 hours
Part
Spring
Part number
26012031
Condition
Weak
Location
Door Latch
Part time
5,337 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED AND AFTER TAKEOFF, ATC INFORMED THE PILOT THAT THE AFT POD CARGO DOOR WAS OPEN. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED AND THE PILOT IN COMMAND INSPECTED THE DOOR, HINGES AND AND THE POD AND FOUND NO DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED AND MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE DOOR AND FOUND THE DOOR SERVICEABLE. FOUND THE AFT LATCH SPRING WEAK AND REPLACED SPRING AS A PRECAUTION.

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