Service difficulty report · Torque Tube · Cndair CL2156B11215

Difficulty date
December 15, 2015
Submitted
June 13, 2017
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cndair CL2156B11215
Aircraft time
591 hours
Part
Torque Tube
Part number
215T927358
Condition
Unsecure
Location
Rudder
Part time
643 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) BOTH UPPER TORQUE TUBE ASSY P/N 215T92735-8 AND LOWER TORQUE TUBE ASSY P/N 215T92736-8 ARE HAVING THE PROBLEM. DURING INSTALLATION OF SERVICE BULLETIN , OPERATOR FOUND OUT THAT ON RUDDER UPPER TORQUE TUBE ASSY P/N 215T92736-8 , NUT P/N 215T92738-2 WAS NOT TORQUED PROPERLY AND COULD BE REMOVED BY HAND. SAME THING ON THE RUDDER LOWER TORQUE TUBE ASSY P/N 215T92735-8 , NUT IS THE SAME P/N. ACCORDING TO DRAWINGS 215T92736 AND 215T92735 NOTE 3 (ON BOTH) , THE NUTS SHOULD HAVE BEEN TORQUED TO 500 - 550 IN/POUND THEN TORQUED UP UNTIL LOCKING SLOT ALIGN WITH LOCKWASHER TAB (P/N 215T92739-2). IN SERVICE , NUTS ARE TO BE TORQUED TO THE SAME VALUE, 500 - 550 IN/PDS ACCORDING TO PSP 492 (MM) , ATA 27-21-09 (LOWER TORQUE TUBE) AND ATA 27-21-11 (UPPER TORQUE TUBE).