Service difficulty report · Bolt · Cessna 550

Difficulty date
April 30, 2002
Submitted
May 13, 2002
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N721T
Make and model
Cessna 550
Aircraft serial
5500993
Engine
Pwa PW530A
Part
Bolt
Part number
AN66A
Condition
Wrong Part
Location
Generator
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

A LOOSE GENERATOR GROUND CABLE BOLT WAS DISCOVERED WHILE TROUBLESHOOTING AN AMMETER SPLIT BETWEEN THE LEFT AND RIGHT ENGINE GENERATORS. AN AN610A BOLT WAS FOUND INSTALLED INSTEAD OF THE CORRECT AN6-6A BOLT. THE BOLT WAS TOO LONG AND TORQUE COULD BE REACHED.

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