Service difficulty report · Nut · Cessna 208B

Difficulty date
February 23, 2005
Submitted
April 1, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 208B
Aircraft time
12,295 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A114A
Propeller
Mcauly 3GFR34C703
System (JASC)
1430 · Fasteners
Part
Nut
Part number
MS1782612
Condition
Fractured
Location
Wing
Part time
12,439 hours, 16,666 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

(CAN) DURING CPCP AND SID INSPECTION, THE WING LOWER ATTACH STRUT BOLT AND NUT WERE REMOVED FOR INSPECTION AND THE NUT WAS FOUND FRACTURED THROUGH. THE COTTER KEY WILL HOLD THE NUT/BOLT IN PLACE. THE FRACTURE WAS LOCATED THRU THE MFG IDENTIFICATION STAMPS ON THE OUTER SURFACE AND WAS COMPLETELY THROUGH.

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