What was found
(CAN) ACFT SNAGGED FOR CANOPY WARNING LIGHT NOT TURNING OFF WITH CANOPY LATCH HANDLES IN LATCHED POSITION. MAINTENANCE FOUND HOOK PORTION OF LT CANOPY LATCH ASSY CRACKED.
- Difficulty date
- August 19, 2012
- Submitted
- September 14, 2015
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Diamon DA20C1
- Engine
- Cont IO240B
- Propeller
- Snsnch W69EK63
- System (JASC)
- 2510 · Flight Compartment Equipment
- Part
- Hook
- Part number
- 2256400001
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Canopy Latch
- Part time
- 8,185 hours
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- D
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.