Service difficulty report · Bracket · Bell 212

Difficulty date
June 29, 2007
Submitted
January 21, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bell 212
Aircraft time
17,964 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6T3
Part
Bracket
Part number
2050314352
Condition
Broken
Location
Pax Door
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) ON APPROACH TO THE LANDING AREA, THE (DOOR LOCK) LIGHT ON CAUTION PANEL ILLUMINATED. AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY WITHOUT ANY FURTHER INCIDENT. UPON LANDING THE ENGINEER EXITED THE AIRCRAFT AND PHYSICALY CHECKED ALL DOORS AND PANELS TO ENSURE THAT THEY WERE CORRECTLY SECURED. NO DOORS OR PANELS WERE FOUND OPEN. UPON INVESTIGATION OF THE RT PASSENGER/CARGO DOOR, IT WAS FOUND TO BE LOOSE IN THE DOOR TRACK. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE UPPER FWD ROLLER BRACKET HAD FAILED. THIS ALLOWING THE MICRO-SWITCH TO BE DEACTIVATED, AND THE LIGHT COMING ON. THE BRACKET WAS REPLACED AND NO FURTHER PROBLEMS EXISTED. (TC NR 20070717003)

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