What was found
WHILE AIRCRAFT WAS IN HANGAR FOR MAINTENANCE, LOWER CABIN DOOR, AFT HINGE BROKE IN TWO. BREAK WAS ALIGNED WITH THREE RIVETS THAT WERE ADDED TO C/W SB PJ 81-21. EVIDENCE OF PREVIOUS CRACKING WAS VISIBLE. NEW HINGE WAS INSTALLED.
- Difficulty date
- May 1, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Filed by
- WTXR173J
West Star Aviation, LLC - Aircraft
- N800YM
- Make and model
- Cessna 441
- Aircraft serial
- 4410266
- System (JASC)
- 5210 · Passenger/Crew Doors
- Part
- Hinge
- Part number
- 511151515
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Cabin Door
- Part time
- 4,781 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.