Service difficulty report · Support Angle · Beech 58

Difficulty date
December 22, 2004
Submitted
May 11, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N158WC
Make and model
Beech 58
Aircraft serial
TH2008
Engine
Cont IO550*
Part
Support Angle
Part number
9511003119
Condition
Cracked
Location
Mlg
Part time
219 hours
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.

What was found

DURING ANNUAL INSPECTION FOUND SUPPORT ANGLE WHERE LT IB MAIN GEAR DOOR HINGE IS ATTACHED, CRACKED. PART WAS REPLACED 2 YEARS PREVIOUSLY FOR SAME OCCURRENCE. ALSO FOUND ANGLE ON ADJACENT LT IB DOOR HINGE SUPPORT CRACKED, AS WELL AS SUPPORT ANGLES FOR RT MAIN GEAR DOOR HINGE BRACKETS. PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE RELATED TO CHANGE TO 1-PIECE MACHINED IB DOORS DUE TO STIFFNESS OF NEWER STYLE DOORS COMPARED TO THE OLDER BUILT-UP RIVETED SHEET METAL CONSTRUCTION DOORS, STRESSES SEEM TO BE TRANSFERRED INTO IB DOOR HINGE SUPPORT STRUCTURE. (K)

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