Service difficulty report · Fitting · Cessna 402C

Difficulty date
May 20, 2025
Submitted
May 22, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N290CA
Make and model
Cessna 402C
Aircraft serial
402C0297
Aircraft time
32,341 hours, 19,298 cycles
Part
Fitting
Part number
529202932
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 400
Part time
17,369 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
E
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

DURING SCHEDULED NDT INSPECTION AS NOTED IN SID 57-10-16, A CRACK WAS NOTED ON THE RIGHT HAND OUTBOARD NACELLE FITTING P/N: 5292029-32. THE CRACK MEASURES .125 INCHES LONG AND IS CONSISTENT WITH OTHERS FOUND USING THE LIGHTED BORESCOPE INSPECTION TECHNIQUE (TEXTRON MEL54-02R3). THE LAST LIGHTED BORESCOPE INSPECTION TO SATISFY AD 2017-10-09 WAS PERFORMED AT ACTT: 32277.8 AND 19210 CYCLES. THE LAST NDT INSPECTION AS NOTED IN CESSNA SID 57-10-16 WAS PERFORMED AT ACTT: 32001.0 AND 18801 CYCLES. THIS FITTING WILL BE REPLACED USING NEW PARTS.

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