What was found
DURING SCHEDULED MX, FOUND CRACK EMERGING FROM UNDER PILOT'S DOOR UPPER STRIKER PLATE ON 14 DEGREE FRAME. REMOVED STRIKER PLATE AND FOUND 2 MORE CRACKS FROM SCREW HOLES THAT SECURE STRIKER PLATE.
- Difficulty date
- July 8, 2013
- Submitted
- July 12, 2013
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N365UC
- Make and model
- Aerosp SA365N1
- Aircraft serial
- 6329
- Aircraft time
- 7,213 hours, 39,463 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5310 · Fuselage Main, Structure
- Part
- Door Frame
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Canopy
- Part time
- 7,213 hours, 39,463 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.