Service difficulty report · Bolt · Beech E90

Difficulty date
September 5, 2002
Submitted
September 19, 2002
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N965LG
Make and model
Beech E90
Aircraft serial
LW204
Engine
Pwa PT6A60A
Part
Bolt
Part number
3012534
Condition
Cracked
Location
Governor Control
Part time
5,858 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

RIGHT ENGINE HAD NO REVERSE, FOUND FORWARD REVERSING CABLE/GOVERNOR BLEED LINK BOLT CRACKED AND SPLIT OPEN AT HOLE IN BOLT FOR REVERSING CABLE TO THREAD THROUGH. REVERSING CABLE COULD MOVE FORWARD AND AFT WITHOUT CONTROLLING GOVERNOR. POSSIBLE BOLT HAD BEEN OVERTORQUED IN THE PAST. C/A: INSTALLED NEW BOLT PN 3012534, AND RIGGED CONTROL. (NE032002B6857)

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