Service difficulty report · Latch · Beech 1900C

Difficulty date
September 7, 2004
Submitted
November 10, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N575F
Make and model
Beech 1900C
Aircraft serial
UC99
Aircraft time
20,050 hours, 28,600 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A65B
Part
Latch
Part number
1015141047
Condition
Broken
Location
Airstair Door
Component
Door · Beech
Component part number
1144000227
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
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

THE AFT UPPER CAMLOCK LATCH WAS BROKEN. THE SHAFT ROTATED PROPERLY AS THE DOOR HANDLE WAS ROTATED TO THE LOCK POSITION, BUT APPROXIMATELY HALF OF THE LIP OF THE CAMLOCK WAS MISSING MAKING IT UNABLE TO CAPTURE THE LATCH POST. TOTAL TIME ON PART UNKNOWN.

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