Service difficulty report · Drag Brace · Cessna 402C

Difficulty date
January 21, 2011
Submitted
April 15, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N494BC
Make and model
Cessna 402C
Aircraft serial
402C0308
Aircraft time
25,367 hours
Part
Drag Brace
Part number
51420025
Part serial
CA011
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nlg
Part time
651 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

AT SCHEDULED INSPECTION, NLG DRAG BRAC OEM PN 5142002-5 WAS FOUND TO BE CRACKED IN THE AREA OF NLG ACTUATOR ATTACH POINT. METHOD OF INSPECTION WAS DYE PENETRANT. THIS CRACK WAS FOUND TO BE WITHIN ALLOWABLE LIMIT. THIS UNIT HAS BEEN REPAIRED IAW PROCEDURE OUTLINED IN MEB941-11R1 & RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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