Service difficulty report · Hinge · Cessna 560CESSNA

Difficulty date
July 10, 2016
Submitted
July 11, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N609QS
Make and model
Cessna 560CESSNA
Aircraft serial
5605522
Aircraft time
10,369 hours, 8,083 cycles
Part
Hinge
Part number
662202419
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Mlg Door
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
B

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DURING DESCENT FROM 35, 000 FT, RECEIVED A NOTICEABLE SHUDDER IN THE AIRFRAME. SUBSIDED ONCE BELOW 250KTS. GEAR AND FLAPS WERE UP AND SPEEDBRAKE WAS RETRACTED. INSPECTION FOUND LT GEAR DOOR HINGE HAS A CRACK ON THE L/E. REMOVED, FIT AND INSTALLED NEW HINGE HALF PN 6622024-19 ON LT MAIN GEAR DOOR IAW DWG 6622024. FOUND MLG DOOR LOWER ROD BEARING FROZEN. ACCOMPLISHED REPLACEMENT OF MLG DOOR LOWER ROD BEARING, PN M81835/1-5K AND ATTACH BOLT, PN NAS6305-19D. REPLACED NUT PN MS17826-5 FROM BULK STOCK. ACCOMPLISHED INSTALLATION OF MLG DOOR. ALL WORK DONE IAW MM 32-10-00. VERIFIED GEAR DOOR CLEARANCE CHECK.