SDR 96ZZZX667

Service difficulty report · Hinge · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date
November 20, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N600TS
Make and model
Piper PA31350
Aircraft serial
317305047
Part
Hinge
Part number
4752932
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Inbd Gr Door
Component
4752930
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

MAINTENANCE FOUND LT GR DOOR HINGE CRACKED AT CASTING'S 90 DEGREE BEND INNER RADIUS. PART HAD NOT YET FAILED -- CRACK WAS VISIBLE TO THE EYE, AND WAS THROUGH ABOUT 20 PERCENT OF THE MATERIAL. M OR D WAS FILED IN JULY FOR THE CORRESPONDING HINGE ON THE RT GR DOOR.

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