What was found
DURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION, A CRACK WAS DISCOVERED IN THE LT INBOARD NACELLE FITTING. THE CRACK WAS DISCOVERED ON THE OUTBOARD SIDE, JUST FORWARD OF THE SPAR STRAP. CRACK LENGTH IS .117.
- Difficulty date
- December 23, 2016
- Submitted
- August 28, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N160PB
- Make and model
- Cessna 402C
- Aircraft serial
- 402C493
- Aircraft time
- 23,966 hours, 12,623 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5415 · Nacelle/Pylon, Attach Fittings
- Part
- Fitting
- Part number
- 529202921
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Lt Nacelle
- Part time
- 8,976 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.