What was found
(CAN) IT WAS DISCOVERED WHEN SAFETY LOCKING A BOLT THAT A BATCH OF COTTER PINS WERE DEFECTIVE. THE PINS APPEAR TO BE BRITTLE AND WILL BREAK IF SPREAD. THIS COTTER PIN WAS PURCHASED.
- Difficulty date
- January 7, 2016
- Submitted
- April 22, 2016
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Wsk M18A
- Aircraft time
- 2,528 hours
- System (JASC)
- 5300 · Fuselage Structure (General)
- Part
- Cotter Pin
- Part number
- AN38023
- Condition
- Defective
- Location
- Lock Bolt
- 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.