Where is an AN clevis bolt used in an airplane?

• A. For tension loads
• B. Only for shear load applications
• C. For bending loads
• D. For torsional loads

Answer: (B)

In a clevis joint, the bolt—or pin—passes through aligned ears and the load tends to slide the two ears past each other. That makes the primary stress on the bolt shear stress across its cross section, not an axial pull along the bolt's length. So a clevis bolt is chosen for its ability to resist shear in that connection, where the joint behaves like a hinge and the force is transmitted by sliding between the ears. It’s not intended to carry significant tension along the bolt axis, nor is it meant to handle bending, torsion, or pure axial tension in typical clevis applications.