Service difficulty report · Fitting · Cessna 402C

Difficulty date
January 29, 2024
Submitted
January 31, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N548GA
Make and model
Cessna 402C
Aircraft serial
402C0653
Aircraft time
35,472 hours, 43,959 cycles
Part
Fitting
Part number
529202924
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 400
Part time
19,300 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
B
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 AS2017-10-19, A CRACK WAS IDENTIFIED ON THE OUTBOARD SIDE OF THE RIGHT HAND OUTBOARD NACELLE FITTING. THIS CRACK MEASURES .0799 IN LENGTH AND ITS LOCATION IS CONSISTENT WITH OTHERS FOUND USING THE SAME METHOD. THIS FITTING WILL BE REPLACED WITH A FACTORY NEW PART.

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