Service difficulty report · Nut · Cessna 172R

Difficulty date
June 8, 2007
Submitted
July 3, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N784WW
Make and model
Cessna 172R
Aircraft serial
17280816
Engine
Cont IO360*
Part
Nut
Part number
MS21042L5
Condition
Loose
Location
Horizontal Stab
Part time
691 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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 THE PERFORMANCE OF A 100 HOUR INSPECTION, SLIGHT MOVEMENT OF THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER WAS NOTED RELATIVE TO THE RT SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE. INVESTIGATION FOUND THAT THE RT FWD ATTACH BOLT NUT APPEARED TO BE SLIGHTLY LOOSE OR UNDER-TORQUED. REMOVED ATTACH BOLT AND INSPECTED HARDWARE AND HOLE. BOLT AND HOLE DID NOT SHOW ANY APPRECIABLE WEAR. CHECKED LT FWD ATTACH POINT AND NUT TORQUE ALSO SEEMED TO BE LOW ALTHOUGH THERE WAS NO NOTICEABLE PLAY AT THIS ATTACH POINT. NONE OF THE ATTACH HARDWARE FOR THE HORIZONTAL OR VERTICAL STABILIZER HAD TORQUE SEAL ON THE NUTS OR BOLT HEADS AND THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE THAT ANY HAD EVER BEEN INSTALLED. AS A PRECAUTION, ALL THE MS21042L5 NUTS FOR ALL THE HORIZONTAL AND VER

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