Service difficulty report · Hinge · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date
February 17, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA31350
Aircraft time
16,505 hours
Engine
Lyc LTIO540J2BD
Propeller
Hartzl HCE3YR2A
Part
Hinge
Condition
Damaged
Location
Door
Part time
16,400 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

(CAN) ACFT RETURNED AFTER TAKEOFF WITH THE UPPER CABIN DOOR OPEN. NO FAULTS FOUND WITH DOOR LOCKING MECHANISM. DOOR UPPER FWD HINGE FOUND DAMAGED AND PULLED DUE TO BEING OPEN IN FLIGHT. SUSPECT THAT THE DOOR NOT LOCKED PROPERLY PRIOR TO TAKEOFF. UPPER DOOR ASSY REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE DOOR AND ACFT RELEASED FOR SERVICE.

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