Service difficulty report · Beam · Cessna 402C

Difficulty date
January 16, 2019
Submitted
January 17, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N514NC
Make and model
Cessna 402C
Aircraft serial
C4020514
Aircraft time
30,911 hours, 39,650 cycles
Part
Beam
Part number
56541097
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Nacelle
Part time
30,911 hours, 39,650 cycles
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

DURING MAINTENANCE A CRACK WAS DISCOVERED ON THE RIGHT NACELLE INBOARD CROSSOVER BEAM SUPPORT CHANNEL P/N: 5654102-15. AFTER REMOVING THIS CHANNEL IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE RIGHT HAND INBOARD BEAM, P/N: 5654109-7 WAS CRACKED UNDERNEATH THE SUPPORT CHANNEL. THIS CRACK MEASURES APPROXIMATELY .890 INCHES LONG AND COULD NOT BE SEEN UNTIL THE -15 CROSSOVER BEAM SUPPORT WAS REMOVED. THIS BEAM WILL BE REMOVED AND REPLACED USING NEW PARTS.

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