Service difficulty report · Nut · Cessna 207A

Difficulty date
July 22, 2004
Submitted
August 17, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N9736M
Make and model
Cessna 207A
Aircraft serial
20700722
Engine
Cont IO520F
System (JASC)
1430 · Fasteners
Part
Nut
Part number
MS21042L5
Condition
Cracked
Location
Wing Fitting
Part time
19,282 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

REMOVED WING STRUTS TO REBUILD WINGS AND FOUND TWO CRACKED NUTS ON ONE WING STRUT. 5 EA NAS464P5A27 BOLTS HOLD THE STRUT FITTINGS IN EACH END OF THE WING STRUTS AND THESE NUTS HOLD THE BOLTS IN. THERE ARE ONE THICK AND ONE THIN WASHER ON EACH BOLT IAW IPC. THIS INSTALLATION WAS CORRECT IAW THE IPC. NO INDICATION THAT THESE NUTS AND BOLTS HAD EVER BEEN REMOVED OR REPLACED DURING THE LIFE OF THE AIRCRAFT; HOWEVER, THEY COULD HAVE BEEN AT SOME POINT. THIS CONDITION CAUSED NO OPERATIONAL PROBLEM AND I HAVE NO IDEA HOW LONG THE NUTS HAD BEEN CRACKED.

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