Service difficulty report · None · Gulstm 112A

Difficulty date
December 16, 2021
Submitted
December 17, 2021
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N1420J
Make and model
Gulstm 112A
Aircraft serial
420
Aircraft time
1,480 hours, 1 cycles
Engine
IO360
Engine time
1,480 hours, 1 cycles
Propeller
Hartzl
Part
None
Part number
MS202181
Part serial
NONE
Condition
Loose
Location
Zone 600
Part time
1,480 hours, 1 cycles
Component
Bellcrank Assy · Rkwell
Component part number
4735012
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
W
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING R/H AILERON BELLCRANK CABLES DISCONNECTION FOR CLEANING / INSPECTION / LUBE, FOUND BELLCRANK ASSY P/N 47350-2 CONSTITUTED OF PIVOT BALL BEARING HOUSING P/N MS20218-1 SECURED TO BELLCRANK PLATE P/N 47349-2 EXHIBITING ONE (1) EACH OUT OF THREE (3) EACH LOOSE BLIND FASTENER OF THE CHERRY VARIETY. SUBJECT FASTENER NO LONGER EXHIBITED ITS NORMALLY CAPTURED LOCK PIN, TYPICAL OF A POST BULBED BLIND HEAD FORMING. CABLES DISCONNECTION RELIEVED SHEAR LOAD AND ALLOWED SUBJECT BLIND FASTENER RELATIVE MOTION. IT IS QUESTIONABLE AND REMARKABLE BLIND FASTENER(S) WOULD BE USED IN THIS APPLICATION CONSIDERING THE CRITICALITY OF THIS PRIMARY FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM, UNFETTERED ACCESS DURING BELLCRANK ASSEMBLY, PROPENSITY FOR BLIND FASTENERS TO VIBRATE LOOSE, SHEAR LOAD CAPABILITY REDUCTION WHEN STEEL LOCK PIN IS LIBERATED. IPC EXHIBIT SUGGESTED FASTENER LOCATIONS BUT DOES NOT ITEMIZE THE FASTENER(S) AND THEREBY DOES NOT PROVIDE FOR A PART NUMBER.THE TC HOLDER ( WILEY POST ARPT) WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED OF THE FINDING / CONDITION AND WHEN REQUESTED TO VIEW THE ASSEMBLY DETAIL DRAWING(S), EITHER COULD NOT OR WOULD NOT CONFIRM THE FASTENER PART NUMBER. SUGGESTED SOLUTION UNLESS OTHERWISE DIRECTED BY TC HOLDER: DRILL OUT BLINDS AND SUBSTITUTE WITH MONEL -5-XX, SOLID UNIVERSAL HEAD RIVETS. REF MIL HDBK5, MONEL FASTENERS FTU,FSU,FBRU PROPERTIES EQUIVALENT OR SUPERIOR TO CURRENT CR FASTENERS. STEEL OR TITANIUM HI-LOK MAYBE OTHER POTENTIAL SUBSTITUTE, BUT REQUIRE ADDITIONAL HOLE PREPARATION DUE TO INTERFERENCE FIT REQUIREMENT. E.D MAY BECOME AN ISSUE IF FIRST OR SECOND OVER FASTENER IS NECESSARY.