Service difficulty report · Latch · Beech 200BEECH

Difficulty date
January 16, 2008
Submitted
February 15, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 200BEECH
Aircraft time
255 hours
Engine
Pwa PT642A
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4N3
Part
Latch
Part number
B140048
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Cowling
Part time
309 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) THE LOWER FWD COWLING HOOK AND CAM ASSY FAILING TO LATCH WITH THE UPPER COWL ASSY WHEN INSTALLING THE COWLS ON THE ENGINE. IT IS POSSIBLE TO HAVE THE ALIGNMENT MARKS INDICATE A SUCCESSFUL LATCH WHEN IN FACT THE HOOK MAY HAVE MISSED THE CAM DURING ROTATION OF THE HOOK. A THOROUGH VERIFICATION OF A SUCCESSFUL LATCH, IN ADDITION TO THE VISUAL ALIGNMENT MARKS INDICATION, IS REQUIRED WHEN INSTALLING ENGINE COWLS. (TC NR 20080131003)