Service difficulty report · Nut · Boeing 7673P6

Difficulty date
May 19, 2003
Submitted
May 27, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N1501P
Make and model
Boeing 7673P6
Aircraft serial
24983
Aircraft time
51,270 hours, 13,270 cycles
System (JASC)
1430 · Fasteners
Part
Nut
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
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

INSPECTION OF THE BARREL NUTS FOR THE VERTICAL STABILIZER TO FUSELAGE ATTACHMENT REVEALED CRACKED SEALANT AT ONE NUT LOCATION ON THE LT SIDE AT FS 1654. SINCE THIS IS INDICATIVE OF A POSSIBLE POOR TORQUE CONDITION, THE NUT AND BOLT WERE REPLACED PER ER/A 385082-14AD.

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