What was found
AXLE NUT 'LOCK TYPE', BACKED OFF DURING NORMAL USE. SUBMITTER SUGGESTS THERE SHOULD NOT BE A NUT ON BOTH SIDES OF THE AXLE. ONE SIDE SHOULD HAVE A PERMANENT HEAD AND THE OTHER SHOULD HAVE A CASTELLATED NUT WITH A COTTER KEY.
- Difficulty date
- June 7, 1995
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N9684U
- Make and model
- Gulstm AA5A
- Aircraft serial
- AA5A0050
- System (JASC)
- 3222 · Nose/Tail Landing Gear Strut/Axle
- Part
- Nut
- Part number
- MS20365524
- Condition
- Backed Off
- Location
- Nlg Axle
- Part time
- 2,707 hours
- Component
- Parkerhanfin · 4477A
- Stage of operation
- NR
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.