If the door was correctly fitted to open freely and the strut positioned in
such a way that there was not effort on the hinge when fully open, then
there is no reason (not enough efforts) that this hinge breaks in flight
when the door is closed. So it broke when the door opened then departed.
I did fly with a crack on one hinge for month before I replaced it... and
it's the other door who departed because of the rear pin not correctly
engaged!
Max Cointe
mcointe@free.fr
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thanks for all your comments here is a pic of the front hinge ,its very thin
but i am no expert ,i wonder if this did fail would the door coming off not
damage the holes that the lock bars go into as the door ripped away as it
took one hell of a chunk from the fuselage
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