Service difficulty report · Nut · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
January 28, 2005
Submitted
April 6, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N688Q
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5605188
Aircraft time
3,469 hours
Part
Nut
Part number
MS21044N3
Condition
Wrong Part
Location
Elevator Trim
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

PILOT FOUND ELEVATOR TRIM OUT OF RIG. TECHICIAN FOUND EXCESSIVE PLAY IN TRIM WHEEL, ALLOWING TRIM INDICATOR POINTER TO JUMP GROOVE IN TRIM WHEEL. FOUND TRIM WHEEL BOLT (P/N AN3-57) NOT TO HAVE NUT (P/N MS21044N3) INSTALLED. NUT WAS FOUND IN AIRCRAFT BELLY. BOLT IS DRILLED FOR COTTER PIN, AND FIBER LOCK NUT WAS INSTALLED. CHECKED IPC, FOUND PROPER HARDWARE WAS INSTALLED. SUGGEST CASTELLATED NUT BE INSTALLED. SUBMITTED CITATION SERVICE CONDITION REPORT 181391.

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