Service difficulty report · Bolt · Gulstm 114ARKWELL

Difficulty date
February 3, 2000
Submitted
March 28, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N5923N
Make and model
Gulstm 114ARKWELL
Aircraft serial
14540
Part
Bolt
Part number
AN423A
Condition
Cracked
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
V
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

UPON LANDING AIRCRAFT, PILOT NOTED RT MAIN LANDING GEAR FELT MUSHY. VISUAL INSPECTION OF PARKED AIRCRAFT YIELDED THE RT MAIN LANDING GEAR FORWARD TRUNNION BOLT WASHER AND NUT WERE MISSING DUE TO THE BOLT SHEARING. AS A PREVENTATIVE MEASURE, THE LT SIDE BOLT WAS REMOVED AND FOUND SIGNS OF EXTREME WEAR, AND WAS REPLACED. CURRENTLY, THERE ARE NO AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES OR SERVICE BULLETINS ADDRESSING THIS BOLT. SUBMITTER STATED THIS BOLT SHOULD BE A TIME REPLACEMENT PART OF 3-5 YEARS OF 500 LANDINGS. (X)