Service difficulty report · Door Frame · Beech 1900C

Difficulty date
February 18, 2009
Submitted
February 19, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N575P
Make and model
Beech 1900C
Aircraft serial
UC95
Aircraft time
33,945 hours, 40,718 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A65B
Propeller
Hartzl HCB4MP3
Part
Door Frame
Part number
1144200341
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 169-175
Part time
4,722 hours, 5,280 cycles
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

DURING THE THIRD 200 HOUR DETAILED INSP, A CRACK WAS DISCOVERED IN THE AIRSTAIR DOOR FRAME RUNNING HORIZONTALLY ALONG THE RIVET HOLES OF THE UPPER LINE OF RIVETS THAT HOLD THE AIRSTAIR DOOR HINGE HALF TO THE FUSELAGE. THE DOOR FRAME, P/N 114-420034-1, WAS CRACKED BETWEEN FS 169.5 AND FS 175.75 AT WL 86.7. A SIMILAR CRACK WAS FOUND AND REPAIRED ON THIS ACFT.

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