Service difficulty report · Door Frame · Beech 1900C

Difficulty date
August 7, 2006
Submitted
September 18, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N575P
Make and model
Beech 1900C
Aircraft serial
UC95
Engine
Pwa PT6A65B
Part
Door Frame
Part number
1144200341
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fs 172
Part time
29,224 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING THE THIRD 200-HOUR INTERVAL DETAILED INSPECTION, A CRACK WAS DISCOVERED IN THE DOOR FRAME RUNNING HORIZONTALLY BETWEEN THE RIVET HOLES OF THE UPPER LINE OF RIVETS THAT HOLD THE AIRSTAIR DOOR HINGE HALF TO THE FUSELAGE. THE DOORFRAME PN 1144200341 WAS CRACKED BETWEEN FS 164.0 AND FS 173.5 AT WL 86.7. THIS CONDITION HAS BEEN DISCOVERED AND REPAIRED O 3 OTHER AIRCRAFT OF THE SAME TYPE IN THE OPERATORS FLEET. (K)

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