Service difficulty report · Fitting · Cessna 402C

Difficulty date
December 5, 2016
Submitted
December 6, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N6875D
Make and model
Cessna 402C
Aircraft serial
402C0511
Aircraft time
33,164 hours, 34,246 cycles
Part
Fitting
Part number
529202912
Condition
Broken
Location
Rt Nacelle
Part time
14,277 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

DURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION, A CRACK WAS IDENTIFIED AT RT IB ENGINE BEAM ASSEMBLY P/N 5654109-7 AND THE BEAM WAS REMOVED. AT REMOVAL, THE RT NACELLE IB FITTING P/N 5292029-12 WAS FOUND TO BE BROKEN IN HALF JUST FWD OF LWR FWD WING SPAR STRAP (REFERENCE MEB02-5 CURRENTLY AT REVISION 2 AND SERVICE KIT SK402-47A/B). THE MAJORITY OF THIS NACELLE FITTING IS NOT ACCESSIBLE FOR INSPECTION WITHOUT DISASSEMBLY OF SURROUNDING STRUCTURE. THE NDT REQUIREMENT OF SID 57-10-16 IS VAGUE IN REGARD TO AREA OF INSPECTION AND REQUIRED DISASSEMBLY. A SUPPLEMENT FURTHER ILLUSTRATING THIS DAMAGE AREA WILL BE SUBMITTED TO THE SDR DATABASE. STRUCTURES HAS ALSO BEEN NOTIFIED OF THIS DAMAGE AND REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL CLARITY FOR THIS INSPECTION CRITERIA (SID57-10-16).

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