Service difficulty report · Door · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
January 7, 2017
Submitted
January 27, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N1983X
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft serial
208B1013
Aircraft time
19,413 hours, 18,130 cycles
Part
Door
Condition
Unsecure
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

ON TAKEOFF ROLL THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED VISUALLY SEEING THE DOOR WARNING ANNUNCIATOR APPEAR AND ABORTED THE TAKEOFF ROLL AS A PRECAUTION. ONCE ON THE TAXIWAY THE FLIGHT CREW CHECKED AND SECURED THE DOOR FROM INSIDE THE CABIN AND THE LIGHT EXTINGUISHED AND DID NOT APPEAR AGAIN. THE FLIGHT CREW THEN TAXIED BACK TO THE RUNWAY AND WAS ABLE TO TAKEOFF AGAIN WITH NO FURTHER ISSUE. NO ISSUES WERE REPORTED BY ANY FLIGHT CREWS PRIOR TO OR SINCE THIS EVENT.

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