Sal Tripoli:
Does anyone have an idea where I can get some new or used subject latches?
One of mine fatigued due to old age. I have a make-shift temp repair until I find something more suitable.
Editor:
I know of no source for new ones. They can readily be fabricated from the clamping portion of the Vee-clamps used on pool pumps, and similar pumps like the Hydroglass series sold by Sears. These stainless-steel Vee clamps are made from the correct type of malleable stainless steel, as opposed to the more brittle flat stock that cracks when bent or rolled. They have the strap with the rolled end and captured Tee-bolt, needed to fabricate the latch. If your A&P doesn’t want to tackle it, find a maintenance FBO near you that has an FAA airframe Repair Station license. They can make some parts for local repairs, but they cannot make them in quantity for advertised resale.
You can also check with some outfits like Arrell Aircraft; there are links to several on BAC. Once in a rare while something like this will surface as New Old Stock; that’s how I sometimes stumble on old parts for our planes.
The original part number was ‘169-910013-111’. This was superseded by
‘PDG-0171 E REV’.
Good luck; you’ll probably have to have one made. If properly done, it will be stronger than the original. We have a member, Bo Boggs, who has some knowledge of this.