Service difficulty report · Nut

Difficulty date
November 19, 2018
Submitted
February 12, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Engine
Cont IO360DB
Part
Nut
Part number
652421
Part serial
7364831711
Condition
Failed
Location
Cylinder Head
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

WHEN INSTALLING CYLINDER HEAD BASE NUTS FROM CMI PART 652421 ONTHE IO-360-DB THE TECHNICIAN NOTICED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO ACHIEVE THE SPECIFIED TORQUE ON 37#, RANGE 36 TO 37#. NUTS KEPT TURNING ON STUDS. ENTIRE LOT FAILED TO ACHIEVE TORQUE. UPON TEST REPLACING WITH ORIGINAL AND THEN OTHER NEW NUTS, TORQUE COULD BE ACHIEVED. UNCLEAR IF OTHER BATCHES ARE INVOLVED, BUT ALL 36 NUTS THAT FAILED WERE FROM THE SAME BATCH NUMBER. CMI TECHNICAL SUPPORT HAD BEEN NOTIFIED BY EMAIL WITH PICTURES AND PART/BATCH INFORMATION.