What was found
NUTS ON SEVERAL HORIZONTAL STABILIZER REAR SPAR BOLTS WERE CRACKED OR BROKEN. NUT INSTALLED, NO NUTS HAD COME OFF AND BOLTS WERE NOT LOOSE IN SPAR. REPLACED NUTS AND NEW BOLTS WITH CURRENT HARDWARE.
- Difficulty date
- January 24, 2004
- Submitted
- February 24, 2004
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N4423A
- Make and model
- Beech 58
- Aircraft serial
- TH28
- Engine
- Cont IO520*
- System (JASC)
- 1430 · Fasteners
- Part
- Nut
- Part number
- NAS679A4
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Horizontal Stab
- Part time
- 7,200 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.