Service difficulty report · Hinge · Beech B200

Difficulty date
July 1, 2005
Submitted
July 5, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N203LG
Make and model
Beech B200
Aircraft serial
BB926
Aircraft time
7,511 hours, 7,106 cycles
Part
Hinge
Part number
50430043547
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cabin Door
Part time
7,511 hours, 7,106 cycles
Component
Door · Beech
Component part number
10143010333
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

AFT LANDING ATTEMPTED TO CLOSE MAIN CABIN ENTRY DOOR & HAD DIFFICULTY. A 5 INCH CRACK NEAR AFT, BOTTOM END OF DOOR, WHERE HINGE IS ATTACHED. DAMAGED - ENTRY DOOR HINGE HALF FOUND 8 INCH CRACK RESULTING IN CRACK GOING THRU 8 RIVETS AFT OF DOOR FWD. DOOR CHANNEL, 5 INCH CRACK EXTENDING FROM 1ST RIVET FWD OF AFT END OF DOOR FWD THRU 5 RIVETS. DOOR SKIN HAD OVERSIZED RIVET HOLES, SMALL CRACKS, LESS THAN .125 INCH. OUTER SKIN .040 THICK. DOOR HINGE .065 THICK. DOOR CHANNEL .050 THICK. FLEXING HINGE, ROTATES AROUND SINGLE ROW OF RIVETS, UNTIL IT FAILS. HINGE IS BETWEEN .040 SKIN & .050 CHANNEL. HINGE FAILS, POSSIBILITY OF LOOSING PRESSURIZATION. REVIEW OF RECORDS, HINGE HAD NEVER BEEN REPLACED.

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