Service difficulty report · Door Frame · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
September 18, 2013
Submitted
October 24, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N169GL
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft serial
UE169
Aircraft time
35,186 hours, 43,795 cycles
Part
Door Frame
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 456
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 A SCHEDULED INSPECTION, MX FOUND THE CARGO DOOR FWD FRAME AT FS 456 CRACKED AT THE UPPER INBD GAS STRUT MOUNT ATTACHING NUT PLATE. THE CRACKS RADIATE UPWARD AND INBD FROM THE NUT PLATE. REPAIRED IAW EO 13-1900-53-074. MAJOR REPAIR.

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