What was found
(CAN) WATER BOMBER DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE COMPLETELY. INSPECTION SHOWED CRACKS IN THE WEB WHERE WATER BOMBER ACTUATOR ATTACHES TO FRAME. CRACKS EXTENDED FROM SPIGOTS TO LIGHTNING HOLES IN FRAME. TWO AIRCRAFT IN FLEET WITH SAME PROBLEM.
- Difficulty date
- December 19, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Cndair CL2151A10
- System (JASC)
- 5200 · Doors
- Part
- Web
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Actuator
- Part time
- 1,313 hours
- Component
- Cndair
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.