Service difficulty report · Hinge Pin · Cessna 172R

Difficulty date
September 15, 2003
Submitted
September 15, 2003
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N24783
Make and model
Cessna 172R
Aircraft serial
17281029
Part
Hinge Pin
Part number
071100159
Condition
Sheared
Location
Pax Door
Part time
515 hours
Component
Door · Cessna
Component part number
051700140
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
D
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DOOR HELD IN PLACE BY LOWER HINGE, DOOR STOP SPRING, & PASSENGER. INSP REVEALED UPPER HINGE PIN OF RT CABIN DOOR WAS SHEARED COMPLETELY. LWR HINGE PIN (P/N 0517019-12) WAS FOUND TO BE BENT, BROKEN, AND PARTIALLY INSTALLED. LOWER HINGE & ADJACENT STRUCTURE WAS BENT & BROKEN. RT CABIN DOOR WINDOW SEPARATED FROM DOOR IN FLT & WAS LOST. RT FUSELAGE WAS DAMAGED BEHIND AFT DOOR FRAME, AS RESULT OF CONTACT WITH DOOR OR WINDOW. HINGE PIN MATERIAL OF SHEARED UPPER HINGE PIN HAS BRASS COLOR. HINGE PIN MATERIAL OF BENT LOWER HINGE PIN HAS SILVER COLOR. UPPER HINGE PIN ON LT CABIN DOOR SHOWS SOME MINOR WEAR, METHOD OF INSTALLATION PREVENTS DISASSEMBLY FOR INSP. PIN MUST BE REPLACED AFTER REMOVAL.

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