Service difficulty report · Handle · Beech 1900C

Difficulty date
December 13, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 1900C
Aircraft time
33,227 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A65B
Propeller
Hartzl HCB4MP3
Part
Handle
Condition
Frozen
Location
Pax Door
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
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) ON ARRIVAL, AFTER SHUTDOWN, THE FLIGHT CREW ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE MAIN CABIN DOOR BUT THE DOOR HANDLE WAS FROZEN IN POSITION, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE CREW TO OPEN THE DOOR, OR DISEMBARK THE PASSENGERS. ANOTHER PERSON OUTSIDE THE AIRPLANE HAD TO MOVE THE OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH THE CREW, IN ORDER TO FINALLY FORCE THE DOOR HANDLE TO THE OPEN POSITION. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE ACFT DURING THE WINTER SEASON, PARTICULARLY WHEN THE ACFT DEPARTS WARM, WET VANCOUVER AND CRUISES AND LANDS IN A SUB ZERO ENVIRONMENT. AD 97-15-13 AND SB 52-2572 REQUIRED BY THIS, HAVE BEEN CARRIED OUT ON ALL OUR ACFT, ALONG WITH MOVING THE DOOR SEAL FROM THE DOOR, TO THE DOOR FRAME, ON THE FUSELAGE, IAW SB 2374.

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