Service difficulty report · Bayonet · Beech B300

Difficulty date
November 22, 2025
Submitted
November 24, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N571AW
Make and model
Beech B300
Aircraft serial
FL290
Aircraft time
9,464 hours, 9,861 cycles
Part
Bayonet
Part number
5043001811
Condition
Sheared
Location
Zone 800
Part time
52 hours, 42 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AT FL250 PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL 6.5 HEARD A POP AND DOOR UNLOCKED LIGHT CAME ON. DOOR LATCH BOLT BROKE AND MAIN DOOR WOULDN'T OPEN. MX FOUND FAILURE OF THE UPPER FWD BAYONET (BOLT) 51.5 HRS/42 CYCLES AFTER REPLACEMENT. NO OTHER DAMAGE FOUND. THE KIT USED WAS PN 101-4084-1 SN 1667.

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