Service difficulty report · Lock · Swrngn SA226AT

Difficulty date
July 6, 2009
Submitted
August 3, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Swrngn SA226AT
Aircraft time
28,080 hours
Engine
Garrtt TPE33110UA
Propeller
Hartzl HCB3TN5
Part
Lock
Condition
Broken
Location
Guide Collar
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) 2 LATCH START LOCKS WERE FOUND UNAIRWORTHY. ONE HAD A MISSING COTTER PIN AND THE OTHER HAD COTTER PIN BUT COTTER PIN HOLE WAS ALMOST CRACKED THROUGH THE HSG.