Service difficulty report · Gland Nut

Difficulty date
January 21, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
System (JASC)
5755 · Spoilers
Part
Gland Nut
Part number
A447111
Condition
Cracked
Location
Spoiler
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) AFTER INSPECTION OF A NR OF GLANDS, IT HAS BEEN NOTICED THAT THERE ARE VARIOUS CRACK INDICATIONS BEING OBSERVED. THE PRODUCT CMM DOES NOT MAKE MENTION OF THE REQUIREMENT TO NDT THIS COMPONENT. WE ARE NOT AWARE OF ANY KNOWN FIELD FAILURES FOR THIS COMPONENT. THERE HAS BEEN MENTION OF LEAKAGE TO HIGH TIME HSG ASSEMBLIES FOR THIS SERVO ACTUATOR.