What was found
THE DOOR PIN PORTION OF THE HINGE, WHICH IS RESPONSIBLE RETAINING THE DOOR, BROKE. THIS LEAVES THE DOOR CONNECTED AT ONLY 1 POINT AND AN IN-FLIGHT FAILURE COULD POTENTIALLY ALLOW THE DOOR SEPARATE FROM THE AIRCRAFT. (K)
- Difficulty date
- August 28, 2005
- Submitted
- September 15, 2005
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N1565B
- Make and model
- Hughes 269C1
- Aircraft serial
- 0202
- Engine
- Lyc HIO360*
- System (JASC)
- 5210 · Passenger/Crew Doors
- Part
- Hinge
- Part number
- 269A475511
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Pax Door
- Part time
- 292 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.