SDR 97ZZZX4814

Service difficulty report · Crush Washer · Beech 58P

Difficulty date
November 8, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N132Z
Make and model
Beech 58P
Aircraft serial
TJ284
Part
Crush Washer
Part number
105090A0321UJ
Condition
Deformed
Location
Lt Wing Bolt
Part time
8 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

UPON INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT, FOUND LEFT WING SETTING AT A HIGHER ANGLE OF INCIDENCE. FURTHER INSPECTION REVEALED THE UPPER AFT CRUSH WASHER AND BOLT HAD SLIPPED DOWN APPROXIMATELY .25 INCH CAUSING LEFT WING TO HAVE MORE LIFT. AIRCRAFT HAD JUST FINISHED WITH A STRUCTURAL INSPECTION. ALL EIGHT WING BOLTS WERE REMOVED AND MAGNAFLUXED. THE CRUSH WASHER CLEARLY HAD 2 SETS OF SERRATIONS WHERE IT HAD SLIPPED AND WAS RETORQUED.

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