What was found
PASSENGERS WERE ALREADY LOADED, WHILE CLOSING CARGO DOOR, CABLE FOR CLOSING DOOR BROKE. FLT DELAYED WHILE NEW CABLE INSTALLED.
- Difficulty date
- January 5, 2001
- Submitted
- February 21, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N640PA
- Make and model
- Swrngn SA227AC
- Aircraft serial
- AC759B
- Aircraft time
- 22,455 hours, 1,499 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5230 · Cargo/Baggage Doors
- Part
- Cable
- Part number
- 2729050155
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Cargo Door
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.