Service difficulty report · Bolt

Difficulty date
April 29, 2002
Submitted
April 29, 2002
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N4068W
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL1D1
Engine time
1,931 hours, 1,352 cycles
Part
Bolt
Part number
9824053225
Part serial
NA
Condition
Broken
Location
Engine
Part time
1,931 hours, 1,352 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
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

AFTER A MAINT FLIGHT, FOLLOWING THE CLEANING OF THE NR 4 BEARING, THE MAINT TECH FOUND THE OUTSIDE OF THE ENGINE COWLING DELAMINATED. DURING INSPECTION TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE, THE MECHANIC NOTICED THE ENGINE SPLIT LINE BETWEEN MO3 AND MO4 DEVELOPED A BLEED AIR LEAK. UPON EXAMINATION OF THE ATTACHMENT FLANGE BOLTS ONE WAS FOUND TO BE BROKEN IN THE AREA OF THE LEAK. THE BOLT HAD BROKEN FAR ENOUGH INTO THE CASE THAT THE MODULES WHERE REMOVED AND SENT TO TURBOMECA TO ELIMINATE THE POSSIBILITY OF FURTHER DAMAGE. THE ENGINE WAS REASSEMBLED IAW MM CHAPTER 72 AND ALL PROCEDURES WHERE FOLLOWED, QUALITY CONTROL WAS ON HAND AND VERIFIED ALL PROCEDURES WHERE FOLLOWED DURING THE ASSEMBLY PROCESS.