Service difficulty report · Strap · Cessna 402C

Difficulty date
June 21, 2018
Submitted
June 27, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N258PB
Make and model
Cessna 402C
Aircraft serial
402C0336
Aircraft time
35,957 hours, 33,615 cycles
Part
Strap
Part number
52920291
Condition
Corroded
Location
Lt Wing
Part time
2,773 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.

What was found

WHILE CONDUCTING A VISUAL INSPECTION, CORROSION WAS NOTED ON THE LEFT SPAR STRAP. ONE AREA OF CORROSION WAS FOUND AT LWS 127.04 TO 129.04 AT THE AFT ROW OF FASTENERS. CORROSION MEASURED .50 IN WIDTH AT IT'S WIDEST POINT. A SMALL PORTION OF THIS AREA WAS BLENDED TO DETERMINE DEPTH OF THE CORROSION. CORROSION DEPTH WAS MEASURED AT .050. A SECOND AREA OF CORROSION WAS NOTED AT LWS 131.54 TO 136.54 AT THE MOST FORWARD EDGE OF THE SPAR STRAP. THIS CORROSION MEASURED .25 IN WIDTH AT IT'S WIDEST POINT. A SMALL PORTION OF THIS CORROSION WAS BLENDED TO DETERMINE THE DEPTH. CORROSION DEPTH WAS MEASURED AT .055. THE SPAR STRAP WAS REPLACED.

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