Service difficulty report · Beam · Cessna 402C

Difficulty date
July 16, 2019
Submitted
July 17, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7037E
Make and model
Cessna 402C
Aircraft serial
402C0471
Aircraft time
36,135 hours, 34,450 cycles
Part
Beam
Part number
56541097
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 400
Part time
6,163 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

DURING MAINTENANCE A CRACK WAS DISCOVERED IN THE CHANNEL(P/N 5654107-15) THAT ATTACHES THE RT CROSSOVER BEAM(P/N 5654104-12) TO THE RT INBOARD ENGINE BEAM(P/N 5654109-7.) WHEN THIS CHANNEL WAS REMOVED FOR REPLACEMENT, A CRACK IN THE RH INBOARD ENGINE BEAM WAS DISCOVER. THIS CRACK MEASURES .228 IN LENGTH. THE CRACK IN THE ENGINE BEAM WAS NOT VISIBLE UNTIL THE CHANNEL WAS REMOVED. PICTURES OF A SIMILAR CRACK WERE POSTED ON HYIA20190605001.

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