Service difficulty report · Washer · Beech 100BEECH

Difficulty date
August 22, 2007
Submitted
January 21, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 100BEECH
Aircraft time
17,517 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A28
Propeller
Hartzl HCD4N3A
Part
Washer
Part number
6147514435
Condition
Damaged
Location
Wing
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) WHILE DOING CF-1981-25R6 LOWER FWD WING ATTACH FITTINGS YOU MUST REPLACE THE LOWER FWD. WING BOLT WASHER ASSY UPON RE-INSTALL OF BOLTS. NEW WASHER KITS WERE INSTALLED, BUT WERE UNABLE TO TORQUE IAW THE MFG SIRM., THE TORQUE WAS TOO GREAT TO GET THE REQUIRED READING OF THE SPRING SCALE, THE THREADS ON THE NUTS WERE DAMAGED AND SO WERE THE THREADS ON THE BOLTS. THE BOLTS AND NUTS WERE REPLACED WITH NEW, AND THE WASHER KITS WERE ALSO REPLACED, AND NORMAL TORQUE WAS ATTAINED. (TC NR 20070910005)