What was found
(CAN) WHILE REMOVING THE UPPER PASSENGER DOOR FROM THE ACFT, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE UPPER DOOR HINGE MOUNTING PLATE WAS CRACKED ALONG THE MOUNTING FASTENERS.
- Difficulty date
- June 13, 2009
- Submitted
- August 3, 2009
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Piper PA31350
- Aircraft time
- 11,853 hours
- Engine
- Lyc LTIO540J2BD
- Propeller
- Hartzl HCE3YR2A
- System (JASC)
- 5210 · Passenger/Crew Doors
- Part
- Gusset
- Part number
- 5237600
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Pax Door
- Part time
- 12,009 hours
- 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.