Service difficulty report · Hinge · Piper PA31T

Difficulty date
December 28, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA31T
Engine
Pwa PT6A28
Propeller
Hartzl HCB3TN3
Part
Hinge
Part number
4752932
Condition
Cracked
Location
Mlg Door
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) RIGHT INBOARD GEAR DOOR CRACKED. APPROXIMATELY .250 INCH DEEP AND ORIGINATING AT INSIDE RADIUS OF CURVE. REPAIRED.

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