What was found
CABIN DOOR DEPARTED AIRCRAFT IN FLIGHT DUE TO THE ROD END HINGE FAILURE. IT APEARS THE ROD END FAILED DUE TO FATIGUE. THE ROD END SHOULD BE MADE OF A STRONGER MATERIAL.
- Difficulty date
- May 2, 2007
- Submitted
- May 2, 2007
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N299JW
- Make and model
- Cirrus SR22
- Aircraft serial
- 1034
- Aircraft time
- 2,000 hours
- Engine
- Cont IO550*
- System (JASC)
- 5210 · Passenger/Crew Doors
- Part
- Rod End
- Part number
- 649
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Cabin Door
- Part time
- 300 hours
- Component
- Cabin Door · Cirrus
- Component part number
- 640
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- D
- Precautionary procedure
- B
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.