SDR 95ZZZX6835

Service difficulty report · Access Door · Cessna 550

Difficulty date
October 3, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N232DM
Make and model
Cessna 550
Aircraft serial
550079
Part
Access Door
Part number
555215017
Condition
Departed
Location
Lt Eng Cowl
Part time
5,432 hours
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
C
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

LEFT ENGINE OIL ACCESS DOOR (APPROXMATELY 6 INCHES BY 8 INCHES) DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT STRIKING THE LT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, CUTTING A SMALL HOLE IN THE DEICE BOOT AND DENTING THE LEADING EDGE SKIN. INSPECTION OF THE HINGE REMAINING ON THE COWLING REVEALED THAT HINGE PIN WORKED ITS WAY FORWARD FROM THE HINGE DUE TO WEAR IN THE HINGE. AFTER THE HINGE PIN WORKED FORWARD, THE OIL DOOR FELL OFF. INSPECTION OF THE RT OIL ACCESS DOOR REVEALED A SIMILAR WORN HINGE. THE NEW DOOR ASSY (PN 5552150-37) HAS AN IMPROVED HINGE. RT DOOR HINGE WAS REPLACED.

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