Service difficulty report · Structure · Beech 200BEECH

Difficulty date
August 22, 2005
Submitted
August 22, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N677BC
Make and model
Beech 200BEECH
Aircraft serial
BB86
Aircraft time
13,133 hours, 12,171 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A41
Propeller
Hartzl HCD4N3A
Part
Structure
Part number
1014301403
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cargo Door
Part time
8,000 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

THE AIRSTAIR DOOR OF THIS AIRCRAFT CLOSES INTO THE CARGO DOOR. CRACKS WERE FOUND IN THE CARGO DOOR IN THE JAMB AGAINST WHICH THE AIRSTAIR CLOSES AND SEALS. THE CARGO DOOR IS A BONDED ASSEMBLY AND THE JAMB IS A PART OF THIS BOND ASSEMBLY. THREE CRACKS WERE FOUND IN THE JAMB, ONE IN EACH UPPER CORNER AND ONE IN THE LOWER AFTER CORNER. THIS DOOR, WHILE IT IS A STANDARD MFG PART WAS INSTALLED IN THIS AIRCRAFT BY STC AT ABOUT 5130 HOURS AIRCRAFT TOTAL TIME. TOTAL TIME ON THE DOOR TODAY IS APPROX. 8000 HOURS.