Service difficulty report · Hinge · Emb EMB120ER

Difficulty date
January 24, 2001
Submitted
February 23, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Emb EMB120ER
Aircraft time
14,357 hours
Engine
Pwa PW118
Propeller
Hamstd 14RF9
Part
Hinge
Part number
12036136601
Condition
Cracked
Location
Mlg Door
Part time
4,953 hours, 4,190 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

(CAN) LEFT MLG OUTBOARD AFT DOOR AFT HINGE ASSY FOUND BROKEN DURING LINE CHECK. HINGE FITTING IS ALUMINIUM ALLOY CASTING WHICH ALSO CONNECT TO MLG BY PUSH PULL ROD FOR DOOR CLOSURE AFTER RETRACTION. EVIDENCE OF EXISTING C RACK ABOUT 0.75 INCH LONG FOUND ON BROKEN FITTING. CRACK COULD NOT BE SEEN DURING NORMAL VISUAL INSP OF FITTING. SINCE SECTION OF FITTING IS BETWEEN 2 ATTACHMENT ANGLES, FATIGUE CRACKING & SUBSEQUENT FAILURE OF THIS FITTING IS PROBABLY CAUSED BY STRESS DUE TO IMPROPER RIGGING OF DOOR. IS KNOWN PROBLEM ON TYPE OF A/C,&2ND OCCURRENCE ON A/C. 1ST ONE AT 9394.4 HRS&8073 CYCLES. SCHED REPETITIVE INSP OF FITTING SHOULD BE CONSIDERED FOR EARLY DETEC

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