What was found
(AUS) MAIN CABIN DOOR UPPER FORWARD HINGE FRACTURED AT THE HINGE BOLT HOLE. SUSPECT INITIATED BY INTERGRANULAR CORROSION DUE TO DISSIMILAR METAL CONTACT.
- Difficulty date
- December 5, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Beech 58
- Propeller
- Mcauly 3AF32C512
- System (JASC)
- 5210 · Passenger/Crew Doors
- Part
- Hinge
- Part number
- 3540001818
- Condition
- Fractured
- Location
- Cabin Door
- 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.