Service difficulty report · Pin · Cndair CL600*

Difficulty date
March 8, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cndair CL600*
Aircraft time
23,085 hours
Engine
Ge CF348C5
Part
Pin
Part number
MS16562223
Condition
Broken
Location
Door Latch
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) AFTER GAINING ACCESS INSIDE THE COCKPIT, THE F/A COULDN`T REOPENED THE DOOR. AFTER MANY UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS TO UNLOCK/OPEN THE DOOR, F/A STAYED INSIDE THE COCKPIT FOR THE REMINDER OF THE FLIGHT. CABIN DUTIES WERE PERFORMED BY THE OTHER F/A. UPON ARRIVAL, MAINTENANCE OPENED THE DOOR. THE SPRING PIN ATTACHING THE LATCH BOLT TO THE SLIDE LATCH ASSY WAS FOUND BROKEN. THE PIN WAS REPLACED, THE DOOR TESTED AND THE ACFT RELEASE FOR SERVICE.