What was found
FOUND A CRACK AROUND A RIVET HOLE IN THE OUTER SKIN OF THE PILOTS DOOR, REMOVED THE INNER DOOR PANEL AND FOUND FURTHER CRACKS AROUND A PREVIOUS REPAIR AND AROUND THE DOOR LATCH.
- Difficulty date
- May 20, 2013
- Submitted
- May 20, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N911SM
- Make and model
- Bolkms BK117B2
- Aircraft serial
- 7253
- Aircraft time
- 9,788 hours, 20,360 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5210 · Passenger/Crew Doors
- Part
- Structure
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Crew Door
- Part time
- 9,788 hours, 20,360 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.