Service difficulty report · Nut · Rkwell NA26560

Difficulty date
February 21, 2006
Submitted
February 21, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N71CC
Make and model
Rkwell NA26560
Aircraft serial
30671
Aircraft time
6,599 hours, 5,392 cycles
Engine
Pwa JT12A8
System (JASC)
5711 · Wing Spar
Part
Nut
Part number
NAS12913
Condition
Cracked
Location
Wings
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

WHILE PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ON AIRCRAFT, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT APPROXIMATELY 10 NUTS ON EACH WING THAT SECURES UPPER WING PLANK TO REAR SPAR UPPER FLANGE, FROM REAR SPAR STATION 161.1 TO 281.8 WERE CRACKED, WITH SOME MISSING PARTS OF THE NUT. AS A PRECAUTION, A TOTAL OF 96 SCREWS AND NUTS AT THESE LOCATIONS WERE REPLACED WITH NEW HARDWARE.