Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Diamon DA42NG

Difficulty date
February 1, 2019
Submitted
February 5, 2019
Operation
General aviation
Filed by
N3XR816N
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Inc
Aircraft
N315ER
Make and model
Diamon DA42NG
Aircraft serial
42N214
Aircraft time
1,667 hours
Part
Cylinder
Part number
D4152116091
Condition
Weak
Location
Pax Door
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT THE AFT PASSENGER DOOR WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CREW SAW THE DOOR WAS AJAR AND HELD SHUT BY THE EMERGENCY LATCH HOOK. THEY MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL DISCOVERED THE HANDLE OVER-CENTER ACTION WAS WEAK. THEY REPLACED THE GAS SPRING CYLINDER (P/N-D41-5211-60-91). THE DOOR OPERATION WAS NORMAL.

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