What was found
INSPECTION REVEALED A CRACK IN THE LOWER DOOR HINGE LOCATION ON THE LEFT HAND DOORPOST. CRACK WAS APPROXIMATELY 1.6250 INCHES LONG. CRACK ORIGINATES AT AFT HINGE ATTACH HOLE AND PROGRESSES IN EITHER DIRECTION. DOORPOST WAS REPLACED.
- Difficulty date
- October 30, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N734EQ
- Make and model
- Cessna 172N
- Aircraft serial
- 17268800
- System (JASC)
- 5312 · Fuselage Main, Bulkhead
- Part
- Bulkhead
- Part number
- 051300634
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Lt Fwd Doorpost
- Part time
- 8,176 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.