Service difficulty report · Mechanism · Beech 100BEECH

Difficulty date
July 24, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 100BEECH
Aircraft time
10,139 hours
Part
Mechanism
Part number
97430041
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Emergency Exit
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.

What was found

(CAN) THE EMERGENCY EXIT DOOR BECAME UNLATCHED AFTER A FLIGHT DURING GROUND OPERATIONS. THE DOOR SEALS AGAINST THE AIRFRAME SEAL AND BY NATURE OF THE PRESSURIZATION INSIDE THE CABIN, THE WINDOW IS PUSHED EVEN TIGHTER AGAINST THE AIRFRAME SEAL IN FLIGHT. THE LOCK MECHANISM ONLY HOLDS THE WINDOW IN PLACE WHEN THERE IS NO PRESSURIZATION, ON THE GROUND. WHEN PRESSURIZATION PUSHES THE WINDOW TIGHT AGAINST THE SEAL IT CAN ALLOW FOR A LITTLE SLACK IN THE LOCK MECHANISM AND THE LOCK MECHANISM CAN FALL DOWN AND ALLOW THE WINDOW TO FALL INWARD IF NOT ADJUSTED PERFECTLY. THE ADJUSTMENT IS HARD TO GET RIGHT. THERE IS NO SAFETY OR OTHER WAY OF SECURING THE LATCH.