Service difficulty report · Latch · Saab 340B

Difficulty date
October 26, 2006
Submitted
December 4, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N352CJ
Make and model
Saab 340B
Aircraft serial
352
Aircraft time
25,955 hours, 29,291 cycles
Part
Latch
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Lt Nacelle
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
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

LEFT ENGINE COWL POPPED OPEN ON TAKEOFF. UPON AIRCRAFT ARRIVAL AT GATE, FOUND LT INBOARD COWLING UNLATCHED. INSPECTED ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND COWLING (LATCHES, MOUNTS ETC.) FOR ANY DAMAGE AND FOUND NONE. LATCHED AND SECURED COWLING.

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