Service difficulty report · Fitting · Cessna 402C

Difficulty date
March 12, 2025
Submitted
March 14, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N677CA
Make and model
Cessna 402C
Aircraft serial
402C0631
Aircraft time
39,634 hours, 34,486 cycles
Part
Fitting
Part number
529202931
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 400
Part time
9,050 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
B
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

WHILE PERFORMING LIGHTED BORESCOPE INSPECTION PROCEDURE AS OUTLINED IN TEXTRON MEL-54-02R3 TO SATISFY AD2017-10-09, A CRACK WAS VISUALLY IDENTIFIED ON THE INBOARD AND OUTBOARD VERTICAL LEGS OF THE LEFT HAND OUTBOARD NACELLE FITTING. THE OUTBOARD CRACK MEASURES APPROXIMATELY .190 INCHES LONG AND THE INBOARD CRACK MEASURES APPROXIMATELY .127 INCHES LONG. BOTH CRACKS ARE CONSISTENT WITH OTHER CRACKS IDENTIFIED USING THIS METHOD. THE LAST LIGHTED BORESCOPE INSPECTION WAS COMPLIED WITH AT 39569.4 HRS. TOTAL TIME. SCHEDULED NDT AS NOTED IN CESSNA SUPPLEMENTAL INSPECTION DOCUMENT (SID) 57-10-16 WILL BE INITIALLY DUE AT 42898.5 TAT. THIS FITTING HAS BEEN REPLACED USING NEW PARTS.

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