The Federal Aviation Administration established a research program to conduct a destructive evaluation of two aged airplanes (both Cessna 402 models) used in commuter service. The intent of the program was to provide insight into the condition of a typical aged airplane by determining if a correlation exists between the airplane's maintenance history and current condition from a safety of flight perspective. This document supports this research program by providing the findings of a teardown evaluation of a 1979 Cessna 402C model airplane. The results in this report will provide information for use in future investigations into the aged small airplane fleet and help determine if additional research is required to address any problems observed. The destructive evaluation of the commuter-class airplane was separated into three main tasks: (1) inspection of the airframe and airplane systems, (2) teardown examination of the airframe and airplane systems, and (3) assessment of the airplane wiring.


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    Title :

    Teardown Evaluation of a 1979 Cessna 402C Model Airplane


    Contributors:
    M. Laubach (author) / D. Cope (author)

    Publication date :

    2007


    Size :

    253 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English





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