SDR 97ZZZX4367

Service difficulty report · Hinge Pin · Cessna 550

Difficulty date
September 23, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N116K
Make and model
Cessna 550
Aircraft serial
5500149
Part
Hinge Pin
Part number
551123017
Condition
Nicked
Location
Passenger Door
Part time
5,720 hours
Component
551123053
Stage of operation
TX
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

CREW REPORTED MAIN ENTRANCE DOOR HINGE WAS LOOSE. ON INSPECTION, FOUND THE UPPER HINGE PIN RETAINING RING HAD COME OFF AND THE HINGE PIN HAD DROPPED DOWN AND OUT OF THE HINGE ALLOWING EXCESSIVE PLAY IN THE UPPER HINGE. SUBMITTER STATED THIS AREA AND ASSEMBLY IS COVERED WITH SEALANT PER CESSNA MM AND INSPECTING FOR SECURITY IS IMPOSSIBLE. (X)

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