Service difficulty report · Handle · Urocop EC130B4

Difficulty date
November 5, 2007
Submitted
August 5, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N807MH
Make and model
Urocop EC130B4
Aircraft serial
3912
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL2B1
Part
Handle
Part number
677110100
Condition
Broken
Location
Main Door
Part time
2,925 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
V
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

UPON LANDING PILOT FOUND HANDLE TO BE LIMP AND FLOPPING IN THE SLIPSTREAM. DOOR HAD TO BE OPENED UTILIZING THE INSIDE HANDLE. BELLCRANK LEVER WHICH CONNECTED OUTSIDE HANDLE TO THE DOOR LATCHING MECHANISM HAD BROKEN. A NEW DOOR HANDLE ASSY WAS INSTALLED. (K)

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