Service difficulty report · Nut · Stbros SD360SHERPA

Difficulty date
June 12, 2020
Submitted
June 15, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Filed by
NI6R011N
Neptune Aviation Services Inc
Aircraft
N161Z
Make and model
Stbros SD360SHERPA
Aircraft serial
SH3412
Aircraft time
6,105 hours, 5,598 cycles
Part
Nut
Part number
AS8600E
Condition
Cracked
Location
Wing
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
B
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

FOUND 1 CRACKED ATTACHMENT NUT PN AS8600E IN L/H, AND 4 CRACKED ATTACHMENT NUTS PN AS8600E IN R/H WING. NUTS ARE ATTACHING HARDWARE FOR THE OUTER WING HINGE ASSEMBLY STRUT ATTACHMENT ASSEMBLIES (LEFT AND RIGHT WINGS).