What was found
A CRACK WAS FOUND ON LEFT FORWARD DOOR POST BULKHEAD AT LOWER DOOR HINGE ATTACH POINT. REMOVAL OF INTERIOR SIDE PANEL ALOWS EASY INSPECTION. A 4130 STEEL DOUBLER WAS FABRICATED AND INSTALLED BY OUTSIDE REPAIR STATION.
- Difficulty date
- November 30, 1998
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N5435E
- Make and model
- Cessna 172N
- Aircraft serial
- 17271863
- System (JASC)
- 5311 · Fuselage Main, Frame
- Part
- Frame
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fuselage
- Part time
- 5,562 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.