Service difficulty report · Uplock · Cndair CL6002B19

Difficulty date
June 20, 2008
Submitted
November 3, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B19
Aircraft time
21,534 hours
Engine
Ge CF343A1
Part
Uplock
Part number
601R387271
Condition
Cracked
Location
Service Door
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) PILOT REPORTED THAT THE SERVICE DOOR MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED. MAINT WAS CALLED TO INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM AND THEY WERE TOLD BY THE CREW THAT THE ENGINEER COULD NOT OPEN THE DOOR AND THEY START REMOVING THE DOOR LINER. ONCE REMOVED, THEY FOUND THAT THE SERVICE DOOR UP-LOCK MECHANISM HAD BROKEN COMPLETELY. BY LOOKING AT THE MATERIAL INSIDE THE CRACK IT WAS NOTICED THERE WERE SIGNS OF DIRT ACCUMULATION IN DIFFERENT AREAS MEANING THAT A CRACK DEVELOPED FOR QUITE SOME TIME.