Service difficulty report · Ground Stud · Cndair CL6002C10

Difficulty date
April 15, 2005
Submitted
June 2, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cndair CL6002C10
Aircraft time
123 hours
Engine
Ge CF348C1
Part
Ground Stud
Condition
Corroded
Location
Tru
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
H
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

(CAN) AT 15000 FT, AN ELECTRICAL AND/OR DATA INTERRUPTION OCCURRED WHICH RESULTED IN A SIMULTANEOUS LOSS OF FLAPS & PILOT PFD & MFD TO FLICKER. FLAPLESS LANDING COMPLETED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED CORROSION ON GROUND STUD LOCATED IN TRU BAY, ON RADOME BULKHEAD. DURING INVESTIGATION DISCOVERED GROUND STUD BONDING SURFACE & TORQUE VALVE HAS BEEN MODIFIED & TORQUE CHANGES WERE NOT IMPLEMENTED. INADEQUATE BONDING SURFACE & IMPROPER TORQUE VALVE OF GROUND STUDS CONTRIBUTED TO CREATE CORROSION. BONDING SURFACE OF TRU GROUND STUDS MAIN BATTERY GROUND STUD HAS BEEN ENLARGED AND THE TORQUE VALVE OF THE ABOVE MENTIONED GROUND STUDS INCREASED.