SDR 96ZZZX782

Service difficulty report · U-Channel · Piper PA31T

Difficulty date
November 16, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N926LD
Make and model
Piper PA31T
Aircraft serial
31T7820047
Part
U-Channel
Part number
46624003
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cabin Door
Part time
2,800 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

PILOT REPORTED THE CABIN DOOR WOULD NOT LATCH. INSPECTION OF THE DOOR FOUND THE CABIN DOOR STRUCTURE U-CHANNEL NEAR THE HINGE WAS CRACKED. REPLACED THE U-CHANNEL, Z-CHANNEL, AND HINGE. DOOR MAY HAVE BEEN OVERSTRESSED BY MORE THAN ONE PERSON ON DOOR AT A TIME. SUBMITTER SUGGESTS PLACARD DOOR FOR ENTRANCE BY ONE PERSON ON STEP AT A TIME, AND USING A SUPPORT FOR THE DOOR WHEN POSSIBLE, ESPECIALLY WHEN IN FOR MAINTENANCE.

More about the Piper PA-31T