Service difficulty report · Bolt · Doug DC871F

Difficulty date
December 9, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Doug DC871F
Aircraft serial
45945
Part
Bolt
Part number
NAS63839
Condition
Mismanufactured
Location
Rt Mlg
Part time
81,575 hours
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DURING REPLACEMENT OF RT MLG ATTACH FITTING (TRUNNION) WHILE INSTALLING LOWER REAR AUXILIARY SPAR CAP TO TRUNNION, 'NEW CONDITION' BOLT, P/N NAS-638-39, CRACKED WHILE TURNING INTO POSITION. THIS BOLT WAS ONLY BEING RUN IN AT TIME OF FAILURE, NOT TORQUED. ACFT N NR HK-4176X.

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