Service difficulty report · Block · Dhav DHC8311

Difficulty date
January 29, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8311
Aircraft time
15,757 hours
Engine
Pwa PW123
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF23
Part
Block
Part number
02T10325
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bearing
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) THE LOWER AND UPPER HINGE, CALLED BEARING BLOCK IN THE IPC, IT HOLDS THE BEARING FOR THE HINGE OF THE COCKPIT BALLISTIC DOOR, WERE FOUND CRACKED DURING A VISUAL INSPECTION. UPPER BEARING BLOCK, PB IS 02T1032-1. IT WAS ALSO CRACKED. THE MIDDLE HINGE WAS NOT CRACKED AT THIS TIME.