Service difficulty report · Hinge · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date
November 28, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA31350
Part
Hinge
Part number
466522
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Mlg Door
Component
4752031
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 HAND FORWARD DOOR HINGE FOUND CRACKED ACROSS THE CASTING SEAM. HINGE HAD BEEN INSTALLED PER SB 682 WHICH WAS TO ELIMINATE REPETITIVE INSPECTION.

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