Service difficulty report · Hinge · Boeing 7372T2

Difficulty date
August 5, 2019
Submitted
August 17, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 7372T2
Aircraft time
80,226 hours
Part
Hinge
Part number
655575510
Condition
Broken
Location
R2 Door
Part time
79,767 hours
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
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 AIRCRAFT WAS ON THE GROUND. THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS CALLED FOR THE CLOSURE OF THE MAIN CABIN DOOR. UPON CLOSURE OF THE MAIN CABIN DOOR (R2) AS THE AIR STAIR WAS RISING THE FORWARD HINGE HALF SEPARATED (BROKE) ALLOWING THE AIR STAIR AND DOOR ASSEMBLY TO FALL DOWN AND PUNCTURE THE FUSELAGE IN A FEW PLACES. (TC# 20190808001)

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