cnoe Posted February 11, 2021 Report Share Posted February 11, 2021 After a recent thread about inadvertent opening of a baggage door in flight I opted to replace the missing emergency-exit latch-cover in my J. In the 8 years I've owned the plane it has never had the cover installed. Though SB-M20-239A has been complied with there is some chance that shifting baggage or a clumsy passenger could accidentally pull the safety-pin and pull the lever while in flight. While I find this unlikely it's still a possibility. So being safety minded, I purchased a new cover from Plane Plastics to install over the exposed latch. The problem is that neither Plane Plastics, the Mooney parts manual, nor the Mooney service manual offer any guidance or drawings. I'd like to know how the plastic cover is secured over the latch in the factory configuration. I could probably just secure it with Velcro but if someone could describe (and possibly provide a picture) of their installation I would be most appreciative. I'll provide a pic of the new cover below for reference. Thanks, CNoe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnoe Posted February 11, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2021 Thanks for the pic and comments! I have similar screws in place but they didn't appear to be positioned optimally for securing the cover; one is closer to the lever than the other. From what I can tell yours seems to be similarly spaced. Looking at this pic (below) previously posted by @PT20J it appears that the lower screw hole is indeed located much closer to the handle than the upper screw hole for some reason. I guess I just need to cut an appropriate slot in each side of the cover and trim to fit. Thank you very much for the quick reply! CNoe 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnoe Posted February 11, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2021 FYI, here's how mine's been for the past 7+ years (note existing screws). CNoe 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lance Link Posted February 11, 2021 Report Share Posted February 11, 2021 I just took my apart to fix it a while ago. It is just held on by little screws, looks like it is made to be easily ripped off by hand to get to the wire. If you can find one to look at, it will become instantly clear how it works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carusoam Posted February 13, 2021 Report Share Posted February 13, 2021 My 94 O Is held in place with the two screws... And has a big hole in the end to grasp the cover with... Just adding a point of data... Best regards and Hey Chuck! -a- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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