What was found
INSPECTION REVEALED A CRACK IN THE LEFT HAND DOOR POST AFT SECTION AT THE LOWER DOOR HINGE LOCATION. CRACK STARTS AT THE AFT SCREW HOLE AND PROGRESSES IN BOTH DIRECTIONS. CRACK IS APPROXIMATELY 1.3750 INCHES LONG.
- Difficulty date
- December 17, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N311EH
- Make and model
- Cessna 172N
- Aircraft serial
- 17269158
- System (JASC)
- 5312 · Fuselage Main, Bulkhead
- Part
- Bulkhead
- Part number
- 05132833
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Lt Door Post
- Part time
- 5,246 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.