Service difficulty report · Bracket Support · Piper PA42

Difficulty date
February 1, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Piper PA42
Engine
Pwa
Part
Bracket Support
Part number
4662403
Condition
Cracked
Location
Door
Component
Piper
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) INDICATION WAS A 1/2 INCH CRACK IN THE EDGE OF THE DOOR SKIN WHICH HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN STOP DRILLED. INSPECTION FOUND PART TO HAVE A 3 INCH CRACK ACROSS FOUR RIVET HOLES. A CRACK WAS ALSO FOUND AT TWO OF THE FOUR RIVET HOLES WHICH PICK UP THE HINGE IN THE BULKHEAD P/N 46550-04.

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