Service difficulty report · Drag Brace · Cessna 402C

Difficulty date
July 19, 2011
Submitted
April 15, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N812AN
Make and model
Cessna 402C
Aircraft serial
402C0229
Aircraft time
26,283 hours
Part
Drag Brace
Part number
51420025
Part serial
CA0016
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 700
Part time
448 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
D
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 SCHEDULED INSPECTION, NLG DRAG BRACE WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED IN THE AREA OF NLG ACTUATOR ATTACH POINT DURING A DYE PENETRANT INSPECTION. THIS CRACK WAS FOUND TO BE WITHIN ALLOWABLE LIMIT OF MEB91-11R1. THIS UNIT HAS BEEN REPAIRED IAW PROCEDURE OUTLINED IN MEB941-11R1 & RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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