SDR 95ZZZX3321

Service difficulty report · Nut · Cessna TU206F

Difficulty date
May 10, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N1046V
Make and model
Cessna TU206F
Aircraft serial
U20602418
Part
Nut
Part number
NAS679A5
Condition
Broken
Location
Wing Lift Strut
Part time
2,126 hours
Stage of operation
IN
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

ON ANNUAL INSPECTION WHEN LOWER LIFT STRUT FAIRINGS WERE REMOVED, SEVERAL PIECES OF BROKEN NAS679 NUTS FELL OUT. INSPECTION OF REMAINING NUTS REVEALED SEVERAL CRACKED NUTS. WHEN NUTS WERE REMOVED FOR REPLACEMENT, SOME BOLTS FELL OUT. SUSPECT CAUSE IS BAD BATCH OF NUTS FROM MANUFACTURER. RECOMMEND ONE TIME AD REQUIRING REPLACEMENT OF NUTS AND BOLTS WITH BOLTS AND NUTS USED ON LATER CE 206 MODEL ACFT. P/N NAS464P5A27 BOLT AND P/N MS 21042L5 NUT.

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