Service difficulty report · Spar · Cessna 402C

Difficulty date
April 10, 2015
Submitted
April 13, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N494BC
Make and model
Cessna 402C
Aircraft serial
402C0308
Aircraft time
30,732 hours
System (JASC)
5711 · Wing Spar
Part
Spar
Part number
52220103
Condition
Chafed
Location
Lt Wing
Part time
30,732 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

UPON REMOVAL OF LT MLG HYD EXTEND & RETRACT ACTUATOR TO FACILITATE OTHER MAINTENANCE, A HOLE WAS DISCOVERED IN THE LT WING FWD SPAR WEB. THE HOLE IS LOCATED AT APPROX LT WS 91.62 & WAS CREATED WHEN COTTER PIN USED TO SAFETY HARDWARE STACK UP AT UPPER MLG ACTUATOR ATTACH POINT CHAFED THROUGH WEB. THE HOLE MEASURES .13 HIGH BY .253 ACROSS & IS LOCATED JUST BELOW VERTICAL LEG OF UPPER FWD WING SPAR CAP. REPAIR AREA IAW EITHER OEM OR DER SUPPORTED REPAIR DEFINITION. A SUPPLEMENT WILL BE SUBMITTED WITH THIS SDR TO FURTHER ILLUSTRATE DAMAGE POINT.

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