What was found
UPON PRE-FLIGHT, PILOT FOUND FWD HINGE OF LT REAR DOOR ASSY TO BE CRACKED OR DEBONDED WHERE HINGE ENTERS THE DOOR ASSY. DOOR REMOVED FOR REPAIR BY MFG. (K)
- Difficulty date
- May 19, 2009
- Submitted
- June 8, 2009
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N422FP
- Make and model
- Diamon DA40
- Aircraft serial
- 40FC022
- System (JASC)
- 5344 · Fuselage, Door Hinge
- Part
- Hinge
- Condition
- Debonded
- Location
- Main Pax
- Part time
- 1,335 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.