Service difficulty report · Screw · Cessna 750

Difficulty date
April 19, 2005
Submitted
May 5, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N300JD
Make and model
Cessna 750
Aircraft serial
7500202
Engine
Allsn AE3007C
Part
Screw
Part number
MS27039104
Condition
Loose
Location
Crew Seat
Part time
1,389 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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What was found

SCREW WAS FOUND LOOSE ON BOTH PILOT AND CO-PILOT SEATS ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS, 6 MONTHS APART. THE SCREWS WERE RE-TIGHTENED ON BOTH OCCASIONS THIS PROBLEM IS SIGNIFICANT DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE POSSIBLE FAILURE MODE COULD BE LOSS OF SEAT LOCKING CAPABILITY AND THE CREW SEAT BEING FREE TO MOVE FORE AND AFT, THAT A LOCKING FEATURE BE USED FOR THIS SCREW SUCH AS A LOCK WASHER OR LOCTITE COMPOUND. (K)

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