Service difficulty report · Nut · Gulstm AA5A

Difficulty date
August 25, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Gulstm AA5A
Engine
Lyc O320E2G
Part
Nut
Part number
MS21069L4
Condition
Cracked
Location
Horiz Stab
Part time
1,439 hours
Component
5302050501
Stage of operation
IN
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) AIRCRAFT DAMAGED IN LANDING ACCIDENT. WHEN HORIZONTAL STABILIZER WAS BEING REINSTALLED AFTER REPAIR, A BOLT WOULD NOT REACH PROPER TORQUE. HORIZONTAL STABILIZER WAS REMOVED AND IT WAS FOUND THAT 4 OF THE 8 FRONT SPAR ANCHOR NUTS WERE CRACKED.