Service difficulty report · Door · Beech 300BEECH

Difficulty date
May 2, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 300BEECH
Aircraft time
15,870 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A60A
Part
Door
Part number
115430100161
Condition
Cracked
Location
Emergency Exit
Part time
15,868 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) THE ACFT WAS ON A ROUTINE MEDEVAC FLIGHT WHEN THE FLIGHT CREW NOTICED THAT THEY COULD NOT PRESSURIZE THE CABIN TO MAX DIFFERENTIAL. UPON LANDING, THE SNAG WAS REPORTED TO MAINTENANCE WHICH RESULTED IN AN INSPECTION OF THE ACFT. A GROUND PRESSURIZATION CART WAS USED WHICH REVEALED A LARGE CRACK IN THE LT EMERGENCY EXIT DOOR AROUND THE LOWER FORWARD RADIUS. THE ADJACENT STRUCTURE OF THE FUSELAGE ALSO APPEARS TO BE CRACKED OR SCRATCHED. THERE ARE ALSO LARGE LEAKS AROUND A BELLY ANTENNA AND THROUGHOUT MANY OF THE RIVETS IN THE FUSELAGE. THE ACFT CURRENTLY HAS 15,868.9 A/F HOURS AND 14,286 CYCLES. THE ACFT HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM SERVICE UNTIL A FURTHER ASSESSMENT CAN BE PERFORMED.