Service difficulty report · Fitting · Cessna 402C

Difficulty date
February 20, 2017
Submitted
August 28, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N88833
Make and model
Cessna 402C
Aircraft serial
402C0265
Aircraft time
32,140 hours, 38,658 cycles
Part
Fitting
Part number
529202923
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Nacelle
Part time
12,873 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
E
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

DURING A SID 57-10-16 NDT INSPECTION, FOUR CRACKS WERE FOUND IN THE LT OUTBOARD FITTING. TWO OF THESE CRACKS WERE FOUND ON THE INBOARD SIDE OF THE FITTING, JUST FORWARD OF THE SPAR STRAP. THEY MEASURED .143 AND .129 IN LENGTH. THE OTHER TWO CRACKS WERE FOUND ON THE OUTBOARD SIDE OF THE FITTING, JUST FORWARD OF THE SPAR STRAP. THESE CRACKS MEASURED .081 AND .114 IN LENGTH.

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