Service difficulty report · Pin · Cessna T206H

Difficulty date
July 22, 2008
Submitted
May 13, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna T206H
Aircraft time
771 hours
Engine
Lyc TIO540AJ1A
Part
Pin
Part number
NAS561P46
Condition
Split
Location
Rt Door Assy
Part time
251 hours
Stage of operation
NR
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) REAR CARGO/PAX DOOR SPLIT PIN, PN NAS561P4-6, FOUND TO HAVE BACKED OUT OF RT DOOR BOLT, PN 1211942-2, WHICH RELEASED PUSH ROD, PN 1511209-11, WHICH DISABLED THE DOOR OPENING AND CLOSING FUNCTION. IN THE EVENT OF AN ACFT INCIDENT/ACCIDENT, WITH THE ACFT ENDING UP ON IT`S LT SIDE, THE ACFT OCCUPANTS WOULD HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO EXIT THE ACFT THROUGH THE RT DOOR, AND WOULD HAVE THE FORCE AN EXIT THROUGH A WINDOW. NEW PIN INSTALLED AND SECURED WITH LOCK WIRE.

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