Service difficulty report · Hinge · Cessna 525

Difficulty date
July 10, 2019
Submitted
January 15, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N793CJ
Make and model
Cessna 525
Aircraft serial
5250021
Part
Hinge
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nacelle
Component
Door Assembly · Cessna
Component part number
639202317
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

INSTALLED $14,000.00 SB525-04-1 IMPROVEMENT KIT WHICH REPLACED OUT THE OLD DOOR ASSEMBLY ON THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDES. AFTER ABOUT THREE HUNDRED HOURS OF OPERATION AND NINE MONTHS SINCE INSTALLATION THE LEFT DOOR HINGE HAS FAILED. AFTER REMOVAL FOUND THE HINGE ASSEMBLY CRACKED AT THE WELD JOINT. AFTER COMPARING THE ORIGINAL HINGE WITH THE NEW HINGE WE FOUND THE NEW HINGE IS ONLY WELDED IN ONE SPOT WHERE AS THE ORIGINAL HINGE IS WELDED IN BOTH THE TOP AND BOTTOM SIDE MAKING IT MUCH STRONGER. MANUFACTURER NEEDS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM.

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