SDR 98ZZZX881

Service difficulty report · Actuator · Gulstm 560

Difficulty date
February 10, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N361QS
Make and model
Gulstm 560
Aircraft serial
5600361
Part
Actuator
Part number
99123441
Condition
Broken
Location
Flap
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

DURING PHASE 2 INSPECTION, FOUND HEAD OF BOLT SHEARED CLEAN. THIS IS ONE OF FOUR BOLTS HOLDING BARREL TO BASE OF THE FLAP ACTUATOR. BOLT HEAD WAS HELD CAPTIVE BY SAFETY WIRE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THREE REMAINING BOLTS. DID NOT APPEAR TO BE OVERTORQUED. POSSIBLE BAD BATCH OF BOLTS.