Service difficulty report · Nut · Airtrc AT402A

Difficulty date
April 4, 2015
Submitted
April 24, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N623LA
Make and model
Airtrc AT402A
Aircraft serial
402A1127
Engine
Pwa PT6A11AG
Part
Nut
Part number
AN365428
Condition
Damaged
Location
Elev Fwd Idler
Part time
6,520 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

THE AN365-428 NUT CAME OFF THE AN45-13A ATTACHMENT BOLT. THIS ACTION RESULTED IN THE ELEVATOR CONTROL TORQUE TUBE BECOMING UNATTACHED AND FALLING INTO THE FUSELAGE LEAVING THE ELEVATORS UNRESPONSIVE AND INEFFECTIVE. CHEMICALS DETERIORATING THE FIBER LOCKING MATERIAL IN THE NUT. REPLACING WITH AN BOLT WITH EQUIVALENT STRENGTH, CASTLE NUT AND COTTER PIN.