What was found
INSPECTION REVEALED A CRACK IN THE LOWER HINGE LOCATION ON THE LEFT HAND DOORPOST. CRACK WAS APPROXIMATELY 1.25 INCHES LONG. DOORPOST WAS REPLACED. NOTE: CRACK ORIGINATES AT AFT HINGE ATTACH HOLE AND PROGRESSES IN EITHER DIRECTION.
- Difficulty date
- October 30, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N733JS
- Make and model
- Cessna 172N
- Aircraft serial
- 17268335
- System (JASC)
- 5312 · Fuselage Main, Bulkhead
- Part
- Bulkhead
- Part number
- 05132823
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Lt Fwd Doorpost
- Part time
- 8,509 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.