Service difficulty report · Nut · Cessna 182P

Difficulty date
January 28, 2010
Submitted
February 5, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N21462
Make and model
Cessna 182P
Aircraft serial
18261646
Part
Nut
Condition
Broken
Location
Vertical Stab
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

ONE OF THE 4 BOLTS HOLDING THE REAR ATTACHMENT BRACKET ON VERTICAL STABILIZER, HAD A BROKEN/ SPLIT NUT. PROBABLE CAUSE COULD HAVE BEEN FROM CORROSION FOUND BETWEEN THE NUT AND WASHER CAUSING STRUCTURAL LOSS OF THE NUT. INSPECTED NUTS FOR CORROSION AND REPALCED AS NECESSARY WITH A SOLID TYPE SELF-LOCKING NUT.

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