Service difficulty report · Door Frame · Beech 1900C

Difficulty date
August 2, 2011
Submitted
October 14, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N575U
Make and model
Beech 1900C
Aircraft serial
UC93
Engine
Pwa PT6A65B
Propeller
Hartzl HCB4MP3
Part
Door Frame
Part number
1014301579
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fs 458.3
Part time
27,259 hours
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 3RD, 200 HR INTERVAL, DETAILED INSP, A CRACK WAS DISCOVERED IN THE UPPER FWD CORNER OF THE AFT CARGO DOOR FRAME. THE CRACK WAS LOCATED IN THE UPPER LEG OF THE DOOR FRAME STARTING AT FS 458.3 AND EXTENDED AFT HORIZONTALLY ABOUT 4". THE CRACK WAS JUST UNDER THE EDGE OF THE FUSELAGE SKIN LAP AND VISIBLE ONLY FROM THE INSIDE.

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