What was found
INSPECTION REVEALED A CRACK APPROXIMATELY 1.1250 INCHES LONG ON THE LT AFT SECTION OF THE FORWARD DOOR POST. CRACK STARTS ON THE REAR HOLE OF THE LOWER DOOR HINGE ATTACHMENT. CRACK PROGRESSES EITHER SIDE FROM HOLE.
- Difficulty date
- November 10, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N734UC
- Make and model
- Cessna 172N
- Aircraft serial
- 17269116
- System (JASC)
- 5312 · Fuselage Main, Bulkhead
- Part
- Bulkhead
- Part number
- 05132823
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Lt Fwd Door Post
- Part time
- 8,613 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.