Service difficulty report · Beam · Cessna 402C

Difficulty date
September 24, 2021
Submitted
September 24, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N290CA
Make and model
Cessna 402C
Aircraft serial
C4020297
Aircraft time
29,567 hours, 15,440 cycles
Part
Beam
Part number
56541098
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 400
Part time
29,567 hours, 15,440 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

DURING MAINTENANCE A CRACK WAS VISUALLY IDENTIFIED ON THE RIGHT HAND OUTBOARD ENGINE BEAM (P/N: 5654109-8) IN THE AREA UNDERNEATH THE FORWARD ENGINE MOUNT DOUBLER. THIS CRACK TRAVELS LEFT TO RIGHT ACROSS THE TOP FACE OF THE BEAM AND PARTIALLY DOWN THE OUTBOARD FACE WITH AN APPROXIMATE LENGTH OF 1.153" ACROSS THE TOP FACE, AND EXTENDS DOWN THE OUTBOARD VERTICAL FACE APPROXIMATELY .336". ULTRASONIC INSPECTION PER AVENGER AEROSPACE AAS-ALS-002 REV. B PART 2 PG. 1-13 PER CAPE AIR REFERENCE 1 AMOC TO SATISFY AD 2015-07-03 WAS PERFORMED ON THIS BEAM AT TAT 29023.8. THIS BEAM WILL BE REPLACED USING NEW PARTS.

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