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Disclosed is a latch assembly including sensor for releasably engaging an aircraft panel to a keeper. The latch assembly includes a latch housing and a latch mounted in the latch housing. The latch includes a hook rotatably mounted to the latch housing, and a linkage, moveable into and out of a lock

Disclosed is a latch assembly including sensor for releasably engaging an aircraft panel to a keeper. The latch assembly includes a latch housing and a latch mounted in the latch housing. The latch includes a hook rotatably mounted to the latch housing, and a linkage, moveable into and out of a locked position, rotatably mounted to the latch housing and the hook. The latch also includes a sensor, moveable between a blocking and unblocking position, mounted to the hook. In the blocking position, the sensor prevents the linkage from moving to its locked position and the latch assembly from closing. In the unblocking position, the sensor is moved away from the linkage allowing the linkage to move to its locked position and the latch assembly to close.

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[ I claim:] [1.]1. A latch assembly including sensor operable by a push/pull cable for securing an aircraft panel to a keeper, the latch assembly comprising:a latch housing;a latch mounted in the latch housing, the latch including;a hook rotatably mounted within the latch housing;a curved end, at on

[ I claim:] [1.]1. A latch assembly including sensor operable by a push/pull cable for securing an aircraft panel to a keeper, the latch assembly comprising:a latch housing;a latch mounted in the latch housing, the latch including;a hook rotatably mounted within the latch housing;a curved end, at one end of the hook, for engagement with a keeper;a sensor slot located in the curved end;a base end at the end of the hook opposite the curved end;a central body located between the curved end and the base end of the hook;a linkage, moveable into and out of a locked position for preventing the curved end from disengaging from the keeper, rotatably mounted to the base end of the hook; anda sensor pivotally mounted to the hook by a sensor pivot pin with a spring coiled about the sensor pivot pin, the sensor moveable between a blocking position and an unblocking position, the spring biasing the sensor towards the blocking position such that, in the blocking position, the sensor prevents the linkage from moving to the locked position, and in the unblocking position, the sensor is located away from the linkage allowing the linkage to move to the locked position.