Service difficulty report · Pin · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
February 3, 2017
Submitted
February 3, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N788FE
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft serial
286
Aircraft time
12,531 hours, 14,475 cycles
System (JASC)
5200 · Doors
Part
Pin
Condition
Loose
Location
Door
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF, THE DOOR WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. PILOT RETURNED TO DEPARTURE. NO EMERGENCY DECLARED. LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. PILOT DISCOVERED DOOR PIN ON LATCH HAD COME LOOSE. RECLOSED DOOR, LIGHT WENT OUT AND DID NOT COME BACK ON.

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