SDR 97ZZZX2085

Service difficulty report · Hinge · Beech B200

Difficulty date
April 30, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N575T
Make and model
Beech B200
Aircraft serial
BB1384
Part
Hinge
Part number
508201837
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nlg Door
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

NOSE GEAR DOOR HINGE CRACKED AT RIVET HOLE ON INBOARD SIDE. SUSPECT CAUSE IS THAT THE HINGE IS .75 INCH THICK WITH AN OVERSIZE -4 CHERRY MAX RIVET HOLDING IT TOGETHER. ALL THE RIVET HOLES ON THE HINGE DECREASE THE AMOUNT OF METAL LEFT ON THE HINGE AT THE RIVET HOLES. THE HINGE NEEDS TO BE REDESIGNED WITH THICKER EARS.

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