Service difficulty report · Spring · Pilats PC1247E

Difficulty date
February 3, 2016
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Pilats PC1247E
Aircraft time
2,278 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A67
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3D
Part
Spring
Part number
5523512064
Condition
Broken
Location
Cargo Door
Part time
1,523 hours
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) PILOT TRIED TO LOWER CARGO DOOR VIA ELECTRICAL MOTOR AND WAS OK BUT NOT OPERATING SMOOTH. SPIRAL SPRING HAD BROKEN MID WAY OF ITS LENGTH CAUSING THE RETRACT CABLE TO JAM AND OVERLAY ITSELF. DOOR WAS DIFFICULT TO OPEN. SPRING AND CABLE REPLACED WITH NEW. CABLE BADLY DISTORTED.