Service difficulty report · Lock Nut · Tecnam P2010

Difficulty date
May 28, 2026
Submitted
June 2, 2026
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N467AA
Make and model
Tecnam P2010
Aircraft serial
353US
Aircraft time
428 hours
Part
Lock Nut
Part number
NUT001
Condition
Missing
Location
Zone 700
Part time
428 hours
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

THE FIBER LOCK NUT USED TO SECURE THE NOSE WHEEL AXLE BOLT APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO MAINTAIN TORQUE. THIS LED TO THE DEPARTURE OF THE NUT FROM THE WHEEL AXLE BOLT AND CAUSED THE WHEEL ASSEMBLY TO BECOME FREE ON ONE SIDE OF THE MOUNTING FORKS RESULTING IN THE NOSE WHEEL LOCKING UP AND DAMAGING THE NOSE GEAR ASSEMBLY. IMAGES OF THE EVENT AND THE IPC WILL BE SENT TO 9-AMC-SDR-PROGMGR@FAA.GOV. THE OPERATOR OF THIS AIRCRAFT HAVE SEVERAL OTHER AIRCRAFT OF THE SAME MAKE MODEL WITH THE BERINGER BRAND WHEEL THAT ARE EXPERIENCING LOOSE FIBER LOCK NUTS AND ARE HAVING TO RETORQUE THE NUTS TO THE VALUE INDICATED IN THE TECNAM P2010 MM.