Service difficulty report · Latch · Agusta A119

Difficulty date
June 13, 2011
Submitted
June 13, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N203CF
Make and model
Agusta A119
Aircraft serial
14032
Aircraft time
5,611 hours, 13,864 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6B37A
Engine time
1,574 hours, 3,447 cycles
Part
Latch
Part number
999100004103
Condition
Broken
Location
Pax Door
Part time
5,611 hours, 13,864 cycles
Component
Door · Agusta
Component part number
109100072103
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
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

DURING A 135 FLIGHT WITH A PATIENT ON BOARD A CREW MEMBER TRIED TO CLOSE THE RT REAR SLIDING DOOR THE DOOR WOULD CLOSE BUT WOULD NOT LATCH SHUT, THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT IFP WHERE THE DOOR WAS REPLACED, THE MECHANICS VERIFIED THAT THE DOOR CLOSED AND LATCHED. AFTER TEARING THE DOOR HANDLE APART THE MECHANIC FOUND THE THE SPRING THAT LATCHED THE DOOR HAD BROKEN AND REPLACED IT.

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