Service difficulty report · Rib · Cessna 402B

Difficulty date
March 5, 2004
Submitted
April 7, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N707H
Make and model
Cessna 402B
Aircraft serial
402B0117
Aircraft time
11,745 hours
Part
Rib
Part number
08522350
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Wing
Part time
11,745 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

FOUND OIL CANNING IN LT WING OF HIGH TIME WHEN LIFTING AFT END OF TIP TANK. WING WAS INSPECTED AND ONLY DEFECT WAS LWR FLANGE ON 4 OF INTERSPAR RIBS WERE CRACKED, STRINGER PASS-THROUGH. CRACK WAS .5-.75 INCHES LONG, EXTENDED PAST FIRST RIVET. AFTER REPAIRING, OIL CANNING WAS STILL EVIDENT. OIL CANNING SKIN IS NOT RESULT OF RIB CRACKS BUT CRACKS ARE DIRECT RESULT OF OIL CANNING SKIN. IF LEFT UNDETECTED COULD LEAD TO STRUCTURAL FAILURE OF RIB. OIL CANNING WHEN GENTLE LIFTING FORCE IS PLACED ON AFT END OF TIP TANK (CAUSE OF DAMAGE) AND POSSIBLY SOME LOOSE OR SMOKING RIVETS ON RIB LINE (RESULT OF THE DAMAGE) IF RIVETS ARE LOOSE OR SMOKING BE SURE TO INSPECT INNER STRUCTURE BEFORE PUTTING BLIND FASTENER IN.

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