Service difficulty report · Spigot · Raythn HAWKER800XP

Difficulty date
November 28, 2011
Submitted
November 28, 2011
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N800RC
Make and model
Raythn HAWKER800XP
Aircraft serial
258660
Aircraft time
4,362 hours, 2,404 cycles
Part
Spigot
Part number
25FC6244A
Condition
Broken
Location
Zone 800
Part time
4,362 hours, 2,404 cycles
Component
Door
Component part number
25FC7475
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 MX PRE-FLIGHT INSPECTION, TECH NOTICED THAT UPPER AFT DOOR ALIGNMENT SPIGOT WAS CRACKED AROUND THE FULL CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE BASE. THE SPIGOT BROKE COMPLETELY OFF WITH A VERY LIGHT TOUCH. IT IS SPECULATED THAT SPIGOT MAY HAVE AT ONE TIME BEEN HIT TO CAUSE CRACK AND THEN SUBSEQUENT DOOR CLOSINGS PROPAGATED THE CRACK AS SPIGOT PENETRATED DOOR ALIGNMENT CHANNEL.