What was found
DURING ROUTINE STRUCTURAL INSPECTION, CARGO DOOR HINGE HAD SHEARED RIVIT AND BROKEN LUG. CARGO DOOR HINGE WAS REPLACED, AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
- Difficulty date
- February 14, 2005
- Submitted
- February 17, 2005
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N179GL
- Make and model
- Beech 1900D
- Aircraft serial
- UE179
- Aircraft time
- 20,678 hours, 25,681 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5344 · Fuselage, Door Hinge
- Part
- Hinge
- Part number
- 129440493
- Condition
- Sheared
- Location
- Cargo Door
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.