Service difficulty report · Latch · Cndair CL6002B19

Difficulty date
July 2, 2014
Submitted
July 3, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N957SW
Make and model
Cndair CL6002B19
Aircraft serial
7829
Aircraft time
29,268 hours, 24,352 cycles
Part
Latch
Condition
Broken
Location
Lavatory Door
Stage of operation
CR
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

LATCH ON LAVATORY BROKEN WITH PASSENGER STUCK INSIDE. PASSENGER INDICATED HE MIGHT HAVE A MEDICAL CONDITION THAT WARRANTED USING THE CRASH AXE TO PRY THE DOOR OPEN. DAMAGE WAS DONE TO DOOR FRAME AND LAVATORY DOOR. FOUND LAVATORY DOOR LATCH TO BE DAMAGED INTERNALLY. R & R LATCH IAW CMM. FOUND UPPER DOOR TRACK BADLY BENT OUT OF SHAPE. R & R LAV DOOR UPPER DOOR TRACK IAW CMM. BLENDED SHARP EDGES FROM DOOR FRAME. LAV DOOR NOW FUNCTIONS PROPERLY. OPS CHECK GOOD.