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Self Locking Nut (NyLock) Safety Alert- How to use them, from NTSB

Last updated by XC Triker

Categories: Equipment, Safety, Maintenance

Can you believe that re-using this cheap little part caused that P-51 to lose control into the crowd at Reno Air Races a couple years ago.

Here is the general story:

     NTSB issues five new Safety Alerts

And here is the specific Safety Alert article on Nylocks:

     PDF from FAA on how to correctly use / inspect Nylocks