Service difficulty report · Door · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
September 13, 2012
Submitted
September 18, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N926FE
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft serial
C208B0026
Aircraft time
10,659 hours, 15,075 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A114A
Part
Door
Condition
Open
Location
Upper Cargo
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
P
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, TOWER ADVISED CREW THAT THE MAIN UPPER CARGO DOOR WAS OPEN AND THAT THE INTERIOR DOOR LINING DEPARTED THE ACFT. THE CREW DID NOT HAVE A DOOR ANNUNCIATOR LIGHT INDICATION THAT THE DOOR WAS OPEN AND RETURNED TO DEPARTURE IMMEDIATELY, BUT DID NOT DECLARE AN EMERGENCY. AFTER ARRIVAL, CREW CONFIRMED THAT THE MAIN UPPER CARGO DOOR WAS OPEN. MX INSPECTION AND TROUBLEHOOTING SO FAR INCLUDES DETAILED VISUAL INSPECTION OF CARGO DOOR IAW MM 52-00-00 WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED, OPS AND FUNCTIONAL CHECKED NORMAL. PERFORMED A DETAILED INSPECTION OF FUSELAGE FRAME, NO DEFECTS NOTED. MX REPLACED DOOR LINER IAW MM 52-31-00, REV 8. MX INSPECTED AND RESET CARGO DOOR LIGHT ANNUCIATOR WARNING LIGHT IAW MM 52-71-00, REV 6. NO DEFECTS NOTED.

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