Service difficulty report · Hinge · Beech 95B55

Difficulty date
May 13, 2002
Submitted
June 13, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Beech 95B55
Aircraft time
16,433 hours
Engine
Cont IO470L
Part
Hinge
Part number
358150163
Condition
Broken
Location
Mlg Door
Component
Door · Beech · 3581505516
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) DURING A SCHEDULED INSPECTION THE AFT MLG DOOR, HINGE WAS FOUND BROKEN, INSPECTION OF THE HINGES REVEALED THAT AN UNDETECTED CRACK HAD BEEN THERE FOR SOME TIME PRIOR TO FAILURE. AN INSPECTION OF THE RETRACTION SYSTEM DID NOT REVEAL ANY CAUSE OF THE CRACKING AND SUBSEQUENT FAILURE. THE HINGE WAS REPLACED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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