What was found
DURING SCHEDULED ROUTINE STRUCTURAL INSPECTION DISCOVERED AIRSTAIR DOOR FRAME CRACKED AT UPPER AND LOWER COUNTER BALANCE MOUNTS APPROXIMATELY FS 150.6 AND WL 105. REMOVED DAMAGED SECTION OF ANGLE AND INSTALLED NEW SECTION.
- Difficulty date
- April 17, 2011
- Submitted
- May 3, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N16540
- Make and model
- Beech 1900D
- Aircraft serial
- UE172
- Aircraft time
- 31,787 hours, 37,156 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5310 · Fuselage Main, Structure
- Part
- Door Frame
- Part number
- 1294200343
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Bs 150
- 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.