Service difficulty report · Fitting · Cessna 402C

Difficulty date
July 1, 2022
Submitted
July 1, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N120PC
Make and model
Cessna 402C
Aircraft serial
402C0079
Aircraft time
34,948 hours, 37,806 cycles
Part
Fitting
Part number
52920299
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 400
Part time
6,332 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

WHILE PERFORMING THE LIGHTED BORESCOPE PROCEDURE AS OUTLINED IN TEXTRON MEL-54-02 R2 TO SATISFY AD2017-10-19, A CRACK WAS IDENTIFIED ON THE OUTBOARD SIDE OF THE LEFT HAND OUTBOARD FITTING. THIS CRACK MEASURES .129 IN LENGTH, AND IT'S LOCATION IS CONSISTENT WITH OTHER FOUND USING THIS SAME METHOD. THIS FITTING WILL BE REPLACED WITH A FACTORY NEW PART.

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