Service difficulty report · Door · Beech B200

Difficulty date
January 22, 2010
Submitted
January 4, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Beech B200
Aircraft time
11,252 hours
Engine
Pwa PT642A
Propeller
Hartzl HCD4N3A
Part
Door
Condition
Unlatched
Location
Wing
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
D
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DOOR OPENED IN FLIGHT. TALKED TO THE PILOT INVOLVED AND HE SAID THE MEDICAL STAFF DID NOT LATCH THE DOOR. JUST INSPECTED LATCHES LAST WEEK AND THERE WAS STILL NO FAULT FOUND WITH THE LATCHING MECHANISM. SERVICE LETTER GIVES A NEW AND IMPROVED LOCK ASSY AND WILL CONSIDER GETTING AT A LATER DATE.

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