A-87-024
NTSB Safety Recommendation — Aviation
Recommendation text
THE NTSB RECOMMENDS THAT THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION: Encourage, by direct letter or general advisory, aviation aftermarket suppliers, designers, manufacturers, and holders of existing supplemental type certificates to design and develop nose compartment baggage doors with improved safety characteristics for the Piper Seneca and other airplanes. The improved doors should incorporate highly reliable latching/locking mechanisms and be failsafe; that is, no degradation of flight control should occur even if the door should become unlatched (ajar) inflight.
In plain language (FlightFinder summary)
The NTSB asks the FAA to encourage aviation aftermarket suppliers, designers, manufacturers, and supplemental type certificate holders to design nose compartment baggage doors with improved safety features for the Piper Seneca and similar airplanes. These doors should have highly reliable latching and locking mechanisms and be failsafe, meaning that flight controls would not be affected even if the door becomes unlatched during flight.
This plain-language summary is written by FlightFinder to explain the recommendation above. It is not the official wording — the verbatim NTSB text is quoted above.
Details
| Status | Closed - Unacceptable Action |
|---|---|
| Mode | Aviation |
| Closed | Oct 14, 1987 |
| NTSB number | 80659 |
| Addressees | FAA |
External links
NTSB safety recommendations are advisory; addressees are not legally required to adopt them. Source: NTSB CAROL (public domain).