SDR 98ZZZX2595

Service difficulty report · Rivnut · Doug MD900

Difficulty date
June 30, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N903LF
Make and model
Doug MD900
Aircraft serial
90000030
Part
Rivnut
Part number
NAS1330H3K216L
Condition
Misinstalled
Location
Lt Skid Tube
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

THE SCREWS THAT HOLD THE FORWARD AND AFT SHOES ON THE SKID TUBE WERE FOUND LOOSE (ITEM 12 ON THE PARTS BREAKDOWN). THE SKID TUBE ASSY, LT AND RT, WERE REMOVED FROM THE HELICOPTER AND FOUND THE RIVNUTS (10 PER SKID) P/N NAS1330H3K216L HAD BEEN INSTALLED, BUT WERE NEVER PULLED OR EXPANDED. THEY WERE HELD IN PLACE BY PRO-SEAL COMPOUND. CORRECTIVE ACTION WAS TO INSTALL THE RIVNUTS PROPERLY.

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