SDR 95ZZZX797

Service difficulty report · Beam · Cessna 421C

Difficulty date
January 23, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N58ZP
Make and model
Cessna 421C
Aircraft serial
421C0705
Part
Beam
Part number
505403042
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Eng Aft
Part time
6,073 hours
Stage of operation
IN
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

UPON REMOVING LEFT ENGINE FOR TBO REPLACEMENT, INSPECTION OF THE NACELLE STRUCTURE REVEALED THE AFT ENGINE BEAM WAS CRACKED AT THE BEND WHERE THE OUTBOARD TAB ATTACHES TO THE FORE AND AFT ENGINE BEAM. THE CRACK IS APPROXIMATELY ONE INCH LONG AND ORIGINATES FROM THE AFT END OF THE BEND.

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