Service difficulty report · Floor Rib · Piper PA31T

Difficulty date
January 6, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA31T
Part
Floor Rib
Part number
4810100
Condition
Cracked
Location
Door Hinge Area
Part time
6,067 hours
Stage of operation
IN
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)FUSELAGE FLOOR RIB CRACKED AT STN 222.19 WHERE THE CABIN DOOR HINGE IS ATTACHED. A 1/2 IN CRACK IS LOCATED IN THE CORNER WHERE THE PLATE FOR THE CABIN DOOR HINGE IS BOLTED. SUBMITTER STATES THAT THIS LOCATION IS HARD TO SEE WITHOUT REMOVING THE PLATE FIRST. SEE ALSO SDR 960122012, CRACK AT STN 224.9.

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