SDR CWQR20120207002

Service difficulty report · Hinge Fitting · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date: February 6, 2012
Submitted: February 7, 2012
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N673QS
Make and model: Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial: 5605651
Aircraft time: 4,649 hours
System (JASC): 5344 · Fuselage, Door Hinge
Part: Hinge Fitting
Part number: 67113311
Condition: Cracked
Location: Zone 100
Stage of operation: IN
How discovered: D
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

DURING A VISUAL INSPECTION, FOUND CORROSION ON CABIN DOOR HINGE FITTING, LIMITED TO THE INWARD EDGE OF THE HINGE FITTING, ON CLOSER INSPECTION, FOUND A CRACK THAT WAS .35 INCH LONG ON THE HINGE FITTING RADIUS AREA BETWEEN THE FLANGE ATTACH BRACKETS. THE CRACK WAS VERIFIED BY USING DYE PENETRANT METHOD. HINGE FITTING WAS REPLACED WITH NEW.

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