What was found
DURING A ROUTINE ANNUAL INSPECTION IT WAS FOUND THAT BOTH THE LT AND RT IB GEAR DOOR AFT HINGE ANGLES (P/N'S 35-115130-22, -24, 35-115070-16 AND -18 WERE CRACKED. IT IS MY OPINION THAT THIS IS DUE TO THE FACT THAT MFG HAS CHANGED THE DESIGN OF THE IB GEAR DOOR FROM A STAMPED ASSY TO A MILLED PART. THIS CONDITION OBVIOUSLY IS PRESENT IN OTHER LIKE MODELS AND MFG HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM IN THEIR PARTS BOOK AS THEY GIVE INSTRUCTIONS FOR ORDERING DIFFERENT PN. THE NEW PN PARTS ARE MADE FROM .050 INCH ALUMINUM WHILE THE ORIGINAL PARTS WERE MADE FROM .032 INCH ALUMINUM. THE CRACKS COULD EASILY GO UNDETECTED AND A SB IS NEEDED TO HELP OTHERS FIND AND ELIMINATE THESE CRACKS.