Service difficulty report · Hinge · Diamon DA40

Difficulty date
October 15, 2009
Submitted
December 4, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N419FP
Make and model
Diamon DA40
Aircraft serial
40FC019
Part
Hinge
Condition
Cracked
Location
Aft Pax Door
Part time
1,632 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

UPON 100 HR INSP, AFT DOOR, FWD HINGE WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED RESULTING IN REMOVAL OF DOOR FROM SERVICE AND SENDING OUT FOR REPAIR. THIS IS EITHER THE RESULTS OF THE DOOR PROP STRUT BEING TOO STRONG OR THE DOOR BEING LEFT OPEN AND CATCHING A GUST OF WIND. CONSTRUCTION OF HINGE USING A STRONGER MATERIAL OR WEAKER DOOR PROP STRUT WOULD PROBABLY HELP.

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