What was found
(CAN) CHANNEL FOUND CRACKED AT FWD DOOR HINGE ATTACH POINT. A 2.5 INCH CRACK RUNNING PARALELL WITH THE CHANNEL UPPER RADIUS ABOVE HINGE PLATE AIRFRAME PORTION. CHANNEL REPLACED.
- Difficulty date
- January 18, 2005
- Submitted
- March 3, 2005
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Piper PA31350
- Aircraft serial
- 317852128
- Aircraft time
- 11,257 hours
- Engine
- Lyc TIO540J2BD
- Propeller
- Hartzl HCE3YR2A
- System (JASC)
- 5320 · Fuselage Miscellaneous Structure
- Part
- Channel
- Part number
- 4070200
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Fuselage
- Component
- Piper
- 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.