Service difficulty report · Control Horn · Cessna 510

Difficulty date
October 13, 2010
Submitted
January 4, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Cessna 510
Part
Control Horn
Part number
70612121706121
Condition
Loose
Location
Elev Torque Tube
Part time
705 hours
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

ON INSP LT AND RT ELEVATOR CONTROL HORNS WERE FOUND TO BE LOOSE ON THE ELEVATOR TORQUE TUBE. THE INSTALLED HARDWARE WAS CHECKED AGAINST THE IPC AND THE BUILDUP WAS CORRECT. IT WAS FOUND THAT THE NUTS HAD BOTTOMED ON THE BOLTS BEFORE TIGHTENING. A SECOND THIN WASHER WAS ADDED UNDER THE NUT AND THE BOLTS WERE RETORQUED AND SAFETIED. NO OTHER DAMAGE WAS NOTED.

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