Service difficulty report · Door · Bolkms BK117C2

Difficulty date
September 12, 2023
Submitted
September 12, 2023
Operation
General aviation
Filed by
QR9R369D
M1 Support Services
Make and model
Bolkms BK117C2
Aircraft serial
14723479722
Aircraft time
3,793 hours
System (JASC)
5200 · Doors
Part
Door
Part number
L521M3834101
Part serial
NA
Condition
Broken
Location
Zone 800
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
D
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON BASE TURN IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN, CREW HEARD A BANG AND OBSERVED THE LEFT SLIDING DOOR HAD BROKEN OFF THE UPPER ROLLER ATTACHMENT CAUSING DOOR TO PULL AWAY FROM AIRCRAFT AND DROP MAKING CONTACT WITH THE AFT CROSSTUBE. CAR ASSEMBLY FAILURE HAS BEEN A CONSTANT, RECURRING EVENT.