Service difficulty report · Door · Beech 1900C

Difficulty date
April 24, 2015
Submitted
August 5, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 1900C
Aircraft time
29,751 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A65B
Part
Door
Part number
10151411335
Condition
Out Of Alignment
Location
Cabin
Part time
723 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) PILOT NOTICED THAT THE CABIN DOOR HANDLE IN THE CLOSED & LOCKED POSITION DID NOT LINE UP WITH THE DOOR PLACARD & THAT IT HUNG DOWN FROM ITS NORMAL CLOSED POSITION, STREAMLINE OR PARALLEL WITH THE WL. INSPECTION OF THE DOOR & ITS LOCKING MECHANISM WAS CARRIED OUT & NO FAULTS WERE FOUND OTHER THAN THE DOOR HANDLE HUNG DOWN FROM ITS NORMAL POSITION. A NEW WELD ASSEMBLY WAS ORDERED & INSTALLED CORRECTING THE DOOR HANDLE POSITION DISCREPANCY. WITH THE OLD WELD ASSEMBLY & NEW WELD ASSEMBLY COMPARED SIDE BY SIDE IT WAS NOTED THAT THE OLD WELD ASSEMBLY CTR DRIVE WAS NOT POSITIONED IN MFG THE SAME AS THE NEW WELD ASSEMBLY.

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