Service difficulty report · Door · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
April 19, 2016
Submitted
April 20, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N965FE
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft serial
0084
Aircraft time
12,500 hours, 16,100 cycles
Part
Door
Condition
Open
Location
Cargo Pod
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FLIGHT 100 & AIR TURN BACK DISCREPANCY. CARGO POD A DOOR OPENED IN FLIGHT. NOSE COWL PLUG WENT OVERBOARD. CREW ELECTED TO RETURN. NO EMER WAS DECLARED & ACFT LANDED SAFELY. POD A FWD LATCH WAS ADJUSTED SO DOOR WILL SHUT TIGHTER. NO DAMAGE FOUND.

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