SDR 96ZZZX5260

Service difficulty report · Bolt · Cessna 550

Difficulty date
September 17, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N6862Q
Make and model
Cessna 550
Aircraft serial
5500265
Part
Bolt
Condition
Wrong Part
Location
Rud Torque Tube
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING PHASE 5 INSPECTION, FOUND INCORRECT BOLT AND NUTS INSTALLED IN RUDDER TORQUE TUBE WHERE IT ATTACHED TO BELLCRANK. THREE DIFFERENT TYPES OF LOCKING NUTS USED IN PLACE OF CASTLE NUTS THAT ARE REQUIRED. MOST LIKELY INSTALLED BY PAINT SHOP WHEN AIRCRAFT WAS REPAINTED.

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