Service difficulty report · Door Frame · Beech 300BEECH

Difficulty date
December 31, 2008
Submitted
February 2, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 300BEECH
Aircraft time
5,825 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A60A
Part
Door Frame
Part number
97430000149
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 201
Part time
6,727 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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) WHILE CARRYING OUT SPECIAL INSPECTION, INSPECT ESCAPE HATCHES AND ASSOCIATED CLOSURE AREA. FOUND THE RT AFT EMERGENCY EXIT CROSS TIE CRACKED THROUGH AT FS 201.775, AFT RT ESCAPE HATCH FRAME. THERE WERE TWO RIVETS SHEARED OFF IN THE SAME AREA AND THE .125 INCH THICK PIECE HAD BUCKLED. NO ADDITIONAL DAMAGE WAS NOTED IN THE FUSELAGE. THIS WAS THE FIRST 1000 LANDING REPETITIVE INSPECTION AFTER THE INITIAL 5000 LANDING INSPECTION. PART WILL BE REPLACED WITH FACTORY NEW PART.