What was found
DURING ROUTINE INSPECTION LATCH APPEARED LOOSE AND CLOSER INSPECTION REVEALED LOCKING LATCH HINGE PINS SOCKETS AND HOOK CATCH WORN EXCESSIVELY. INSTALLED NEW LATCHES AS REQUIRED.
- Difficulty date
- November 17, 2008
- Submitted
- January 22, 2009
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N824MH
- Make and model
- Urocop EC130B4
- Aircraft serial
- 4173
- Engine
- Tmeca ARRIEL2B1
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Latch
- Condition
- Loose
- Location
- Eng Bay Door
- Part time
- 1,678 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.