Service difficulty report · Channel · Beech A100

Difficulty date
November 7, 2011
Submitted
January 23, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Beech A100
Aircraft time
18,054 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A28
Propeller
Mcauly 4HFR34C652
Part
Channel
Part number
50430043619
Condition
Cracked
Location
Pax Door
Part time
18,487 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.

What was found

(CAN) UPON SERVICING ACFT FOR NEXT FLIGHT, MAIN CABIN DOOR LAST AFT 6" OF HINGE AREA FOUND MOVING DOWN WHEN STEPPING ON LOWER STEP. FURTHER INSPECTION FOUND LOWER (WHEN CLOSED) DOOR CHANNEL CRACKED 6" LONG FROM AFT END FORWARD AND DOOR SIDE HALF HINGE BROKEN APPROX 2" FROM AFT END. CHANNEL (50-430043-619) HALF HINGE (50-430043-547) & HINGE PIN (50-430043-393), REPLACED AND ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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