Service difficulty report · Bolt · Cessna 152

Difficulty date
July 18, 2005
Submitted
July 20, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N4898B
Make and model
Cessna 152
Aircraft serial
15283697
Part
Bolt
Part number
AN45A
Condition
Loose
Location
Horizontal Stab
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

AFTER USING AN ORBITAL WAXING BUFFER ON THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, THE OWNER NOTICED LOOSENESS AT THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER LEADING EDGE AND THE OUTBOARD EDGE. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT BOTH FOWARD ATTACH BOLTS, P/N AN44-5A (IPC FIG 18A ITEM 1) WERE LOOSE. BOLTS WERE RETORQUED PER MAINTENANCE MANUAL. THE VIBRATION ACTION OF THE BUFFER APPEARENTLY CAUSED THE LOOSENESS.

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