Service difficulty report · Support · Cessna 402C

Difficulty date
March 11, 2002
Submitted
April 24, 2002
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N3246M
Make and model
Cessna 402C
Aircraft serial
402C0294
Engine
Cont TSIO520*
Part
Support
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cockpit
Part time
18,394 hours
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

CRACKS IN PILOTS SEAT PEDESTAL SUPPORTS FOUND AT ANNUAL INSPECTION. SUPPORTS AREA BOX STRUCTURE AND CRACKS CANNOT BE SEEN ON NORMAL VISUAL INSPECTION. A CRACK IN THE FLOOR SKIN COVERING THESE SUPPORTS WAS FOUND. WHEN FLOOR WAS CUT AND FOLDED UP, THE SEVERITY OF THE PROBLEM WAS REVEALED. INSPECT FOR EXCESS MOVEMENT WHERE THE PEDESTAL ATTACHES THROUGH THE FLOOR. THIS MAY INDICATE PROBLEMS BELOW THE FLOOR.

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