Service difficulty report · Nut · Beech 400A

Difficulty date
May 1, 2019
Submitted
May 8, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N939GP
Make and model
Beech 400A
Aircraft serial
RK125
Aircraft time
4,820 hours, 4,353 cycles
Part
Nut
Condition
Worn
Location
Horiz Stab
Part time
417 hours, 330 cycles
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

SDR SUBMISSION NOT REQUIRED BUT IMPORTANT ISSUE SO DID. AD 2014-21-06 ADDRESSES FAILURE OF HORIZONTAL STABILIZER ACTUATOR ACME NUT THREADS. REPETITIVE REPLACEMENT OF THE ACTUATOR ACME NUT AND JACK SCREW IS REQUIRED PER THE AD "REPEAT THE REPLACEMENT THEREAFTER AT INTERVALS NOT TO EXCEED 1,800 FLIGHT HOURS, OR AT EVERY PTA OVERHAUL, WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST". FOUND ACTUATOR FROM THIS AIRCRAFT WITH EXCESSIVE PLAY AT THE ACME NUT THREADS. THREADED NUT TO DIFFERENT LOCATION ON JACK SCREW WITH EXCESSIVE PLAY STILL PRESENT. ACTUATOR HAD 417 HOURS & 330 LANDING SINCE LAST JACK SCREW & ACME NUT REPLACEMENT PER AD. ACME NUT WAS EXCESSIVELY WORN AFTER ONLY ACCRUING 23% OF THE ALLOWED INTERVAL. PERIODIC LUBRICATION OCCURS AS REQUIRED BY BEECH.

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