Service difficulty report · Hinge · Beech 300BEECH

Difficulty date
February 20, 2014
Submitted
March 5, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N73
Make and model
Beech 300BEECH
Aircraft serial
FF8
Aircraft time
13,603 hours, 7,396 cycles
Part
Hinge
Condition
Broken
Location
Zone 600
Part time
13,603 hours, 7,396 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.

What was found

RIGHT WING LE HINGE SEGMENTS BROKEN. SEGMENTS HAD SEVERE CORROSION, UNABLE TO REMOVE HINGE PIN THEREFORE, RT OTBD FRONT SPAR IS BEING REPLACED.