Service difficulty report · Bolt · Gulstm 114B

Difficulty date
February 10, 2003
Submitted
April 14, 2003
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N6023A
Make and model
Gulstm 114B
Aircraft serial
14604
Engine
Lyc IO540*
System (JASC)
1430 · Fasteners
Part
Bolt
Part number
442615
Condition
Loose
Location
Horizontal Stab
Part time
1,150 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DURING 100 HOUR INSPECTION, THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER WAS FOUND LOOSE. REMOVED DORSAL FIN, RUDDER AND ELEVATORS. FORWARD ATTACH BOLTS FOR HORIZONTAL STABILIZER WERE FOUND LOOSE. 9 RIVETS ON RIGHT HAND AFT VERTICAL SUPPORT ANGLE, (PN 442682 WERE FOUND SHEARED. CHECKED AND REPLACED SHEARED RIVETS. CONTACTED DER FOR REPAIR OF SPAR ATTACH HOLES AND HARDWARE. REPAIRED IAW SR. REPAIR CONSISTED OF GOING TO OVERSIZE HARDWARE FOR FRONT MOUNTING AND INSTALLING SHIM IN DOUBLER PLATE UNDER NUTPLATES. THE FLOATING NUTPLATE USED IN PRODUCTION ARE REPLACED WITH FIXED NUT PLATES. FLOATING NUTPLATES ALLOWED STABILIZER TO MOVE TOO MUCH WITH LOOOSE BOLTS AND ELONGATED HOLES IN STABILIZER.