What was found
FOUND CRACKS ORIGINATING FROM HOLE IN FRAMES WHERE THE UPPER LATCH BOLTS GO THROUGH. THESE CRACKS WENT THROUGH THE TWO SCREW HOLES ADJACENT TO THE LATCH BOLT HOLE AND CONTINUED UP THE FRAMES.
- Difficulty date
- April 15, 1999
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N46BE
- Make and model
- Beech A100
- Aircraft serial
- B214
- System (JASC)
- 5260 · Entrance Stairs
- Part
- Frame
- Part number
- 50430043865
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Airstair Door
- Part time
- 9,247 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.