Service difficulty report · Attach Bolt · Gulstm G1159A

Difficulty date
March 25, 2014
Submitted
March 27, 2014
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N492A
Make and model
Gulstm G1159A
Aircraft serial
425
Aircraft time
7,343 hours, 2,946 cycles
Part
Attach Bolt
Part number
1159CM2026413
Part serial
NSN
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bellcrank
Part time
7,343 hours, 2,946 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
M
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

DURING LT FLIGHT SPOILER BELLCRANK INSPECTION, MAGNETIC PARTICLE INSPECTION INDICATED A POSSIBLE CRACK AROUND THE ENTIRE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE PINS HEAD. REPLACED PIN WITH NEW PIN.