Service difficulty report · Beam · Cessna 402C

Difficulty date
December 30, 2019
Submitted
December 31, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N818AN
Make and model
Cessna 402C
Aircraft serial
402C0501
Aircraft time
37,568 hours, 37,168 cycles
Part
Beam
Part number
56541098
Condition
Damaged
Location
Zone 400
Part time
37,568 hours, 37,168 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, WORKING FASTENERS WERE IDENTIFIED ON THE RH OUTBOARD BEAM'S, AFT ENGINE MOUNT'S FORWARD MOUNTING BLOCK. THIS BLOCK P/N 5654130-202 WAS INSTALLED AS PART OF THE SK414-19B SERVICE KIT AND IS LOCATED ON THE OUTBOARD FACE OF THE BEAM. UPON REMOVAL OF THE BLOCK IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE MOUNTING HOLES FOR THIS BLOCK COMMON TO THE ENGINE BEAM HAD POOR EDGE DISTANCE TO THEIR SURROUNDING FASTENERS. THIS EDGE DISTANCE IS NOT VISIBLE WITH THE –202 BLOCK INSTALLED. FOR THIS REASON THE RH OB ENGINE BEAM ASSEMBLY P/N 5654109 WILL BE REPLACED USING NEW PARTS.

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