Service difficulty report · Fitting · Cessna 402C

Difficulty date
September 14, 2017
Submitted
October 30, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N69SC
Make and model
Cessna 402C
Aircraft serial
402C0041
Aircraft time
33,221 hours, 35,946 cycles
Part
Fitting
Part number
51227254
Part serial
NA
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Mlg
Part time
33,221 hours, 35,946 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

DURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION, A CRACK WAS DISCOVERED AT THE RT MLG ACTUATOR ATTACH FITTING RWS 88.62. THE CRACK ORIGINATED AT A LOCK FASTENER AND EXTENDED DOWN APPROXIMATED .60 INCH AND UPWARD THROUGH THE UPPER RADIUS OF PART APPROXIMATELY .70 INCH. THE UPPER PORTION OF CRACK WAS NOT VISIBLE UNTIL REMOVED FROM ACFT. THE LWR PORTION OF CRACK WAS CONFIRMED WHEN PAINT AND PRIMER WERE REMOVED. AREAS OF CORROSION COMMON TO SEVERAL FASTENER LOCATIONS, INCLUDING ASSUMED CRACK ORIGIN, WERE IDENTIFIED WHEN COATINGS WERE REMOVED. A RECORDS REVIEW IDENTIFIED THE FITTING IS ORIGINAL TO THE AIRFRAME. ALL FASTENERS WERE DETERMINED TO BE INSTALLED CORRECTLY AND NO ADDITIONAL DAMAGE TO UNDERLYING STRUCTURE WAS IDENTIFIED AFTER PART WAS REMOVED. AREAS OF CORROSION COMMON TO FASTENER LOCATIONS WERE IDENTIFIED WHEN COATINGS WERE REMOVED.

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