Service difficulty report · Bolt · Piper PA32R301

Difficulty date
September 24, 2003
Submitted
September 24, 2003
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N9203R
Make and model
Piper PA32R301
Aircraft serial
3213044
Aircraft time
1,530 hours
Part
Bolt
Condition
Broken
Location
Rt Mlg
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

WHILE PERFORMING A NON RELATED MAINTENANCE GROUND RUN, ON THE TAXI BACK TO THE HANGER A VIBRATION OCCURED FROM THE RT MAIN LANDING GEAR. AFTER SHUT DOWN AN INSPECTION OF THE RT MAIN GEAR ASSEMBLY FOUND THE BOLT (PN 691308) HOLDING THE TWO TORQUE LINKS TOGETHER WAS BROKEN. THE BOLT HALVES WERE FROZEN INTO THE LINK AND WOULD NOT TURN, DUE TO INADEQUATE LUBRICATION. AFTER REMOVAL, THE BOLT WAS INSPECTED AND FOUND TO RUSTED OVER HALF WAY ACROSS THE DIAMETER OF THE BOLT. THE BOLT TIME SINCE NEW WAS 1530.7 HOURS.

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