Service difficulty report · Barrel Nut · Doug DC932

Difficulty date
April 16, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N929L
Make and model
Doug DC932
Aircraft serial
47174
Part
Barrel Nut
Condition
Rusted
Location
Horiz Stabilizer
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

MCI - DURING OP 16 MAINTENANCE CHECK, FOUND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER UPPER AFT RT BARREL NUT IN FRONT SPAR FOR STABILIZER ATTACH TO CENTER SECTION WAS RUSTY AND EMITTING RUST FROM BOTTOM OF HOLE. REMOVED BOLT AND BARREL NUT AND CLEANED. REAMED AND BUSHED HOLE PER ARA 15271A. INSTALLED NEW BOLT AND NUT AND RETAINER PER MM 55-10-00 AND TWA STD PRACTICES. ACFT TT: 75,041 HOURS. ACFT TC: 81,086. (X)

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