Service difficulty report · Bracket · Raythn HAWKER800XP

Difficulty date
February 14, 2011
Submitted
February 15, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N816LX
Make and model
Raythn HAWKER800XP
Aircraft serial
258363
Aircraft time
9,676 hours, 6,044 cycles
Engine
Garrtt TFE7315BR
Part
Bracket
Part number
25FC5803
Condition
Cracked
Location
Mlg Door
Part time
9,676 hours, 6,044 cycles
Component
Mlg Door · Raythn
Component part number
25GF317
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

FLIGHT CREW REPORTED AN UNLOCKED LANDING GEAR/DOOR INDICATION FOLLOWING GEAR RETRACTION AFTER DEPARTURE. LANDING GEAR WAS CYCLED AND INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL FOLLOWING RETRACTION. NO UNUSUAL NOISE/BUFFETING, NOTED DURING CRUISE FLIGHT. UPON ARRIVAL NOTED THE LT WHEEL WELL (INBD) DOOR SAGGING OPEN AT THE AFT END. FOUND THE BRACKET (800XP IPC 32-10-00-10 NR 215) ATTACHING THE WHEEL WELL DOOR AFT SUPPORT ASSY (800XP IPC 32-10-00-10 NR 185) CRACKED ACROSS THE MOUNTING LUGS FOR THE PN 25FC5805 AFT SUPPORT ASSY. ATTACH BOLT (800XP IPC 32-10-00-10 NO. 180). 1 (OF 4) MOUNTING LUG SHOWS POSSIBLE EVIDENCE OF PRE-EXISTING CRACK APPROX HALFWAY THROUGH LUG. FAILURE MODE UNKOWN, POSSIBLY CAUSED BY DOOR MISRIGGING OR FATIGUE. RECOMMEND MFG INVESTIGATE WHETHER A RELATIVELY ISOLATED INCIDENT OR IF MORE FREQUENT OR MORE DETAILED INSPECTIONS ARE WARRANTED.