Service difficulty report · Bracket · Gulstm 500S

Difficulty date
February 24, 2009
Submitted
April 9, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Gulstm 500S
Aircraft time
12,657 hours
Engine
Lyc IO540E1B5
Propeller
Hartzl HCC3YR2
Part
Bracket
Part number
31018135
Condition
Loose
Location
Nlg
Part time
9,201 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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 GEAR SWING INSP, IT WAS NOTED THAT ON THE NOSE GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED CYCLE THERE WAS CONSIDERABLE MOVEMENT ON THE ACFT STRUCTURE THAT ATTACHES TO THE NOSE GEAR ACTUATOR. ON CLOSER EXAMINATION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE RIVETS HOLDING THE BRACKETS TO THE ACFT STRUCTURE WERE SHEARED. GEAR SWING INSP OF 5 OTHER LIKE ACFT, FOUND 2 OTHERS WITH SMOKING AND SHEARED RIVETS.