SDR 95ZZZX3726

Service difficulty report · Door Assy · Gulstm G1159

Difficulty date
June 22, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N7155P
Make and model
Gulstm G1159
Aircraft serial
169
Part
Door Assy
Part number
1159AC20073101
Condition
Cracked
Location
Air Cond Ram
Part time
7,751 hours
Stage of operation
IN
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

FOUND HINGE ASSY CRACKED LONGITUDINALLY IN SEVERAL PLACES DURING PRE-FLIGHT INSPECTION. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION AND DISASSEMBLY, THE DOOR WAS FOUND CRACKED, ALSO, FROM A RIVET HOLE INWARDS TOWARD THE CENTER OF THE DOOR. THIS PART IS CALLED OUT AS PART OF THE TAIL COMPARTMENT ABOVE FLOOR INSPECTION. SUBMITTER SUGGESTS A MORE DETAILED INSPECTION SHOULD BE EMPHASIZED BY GAC. ALSO, A HEAVIER DUTY HINGE ASSY MIGHT BE THE CURE FOR THIS PROBLEM.