SDR HYIA20140415059

Service difficulty report · Drag Brace · Cessna 402C

Difficulty date: May 27, 2011
Submitted: April 15, 2014
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N2649Z
Make and model: Cessna 402C
Aircraft serial: 402C0333
Aircraft time: 15,751 hours
System (JASC): 3230 · Landing Gear Retraction/Extension System
Part: Drag Brace
Part number: 51420025
Part serial: S18502
Condition: Cracked
Location: Nlg
Part time: 1,616 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 BRACE, 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.

More about the Cessna 402C