Service difficulty report · Pin · Cessna 172R

Difficulty date
December 21, 1999
Submitted
April 6, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N9522S
Make and model
Cessna 172R
Aircraft serial
17280432
Part
Pin
Part number
051701912
Condition
Sheared
Location
Rt Crew Door
Part time
654 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

PIN SHEARED. FOUND RT DOOR FORWARD SKIN AT LOWER HINGE AREA IMPROPERLY TRIMMED, EXTENDED TOO FAR FORWARD, CAUSING DOOR TO UNDER-LAP FUSELAGE SKIN AT THE HINGE STRESSING HINGE PIN. NOTE: SUBMITTER STATED LOSS OF THIS LOWER HINGE INTEGRITY IN-FLIGHT COULD LEAD TO SEPARATION OF THE DOOR ASSY IMPACTING HORIZ TAIL SURFACES CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE ACFT, INJURY AND DEATH. TRIMMED DOOR SKIN, REPLACED PIN, OPS CHECK OK. (X)

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