Service difficulty report · Bolt · Airbus A330*

Difficulty date
November 5, 2004
Submitted
March 15, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Airbus A330*
System (JASC)
1430 · Fasteners
Part
Bolt
Part number
A10212D
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bypass Valve
Component
Bypass Valve
Component part number
FRM530014D
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

DOOR BYPASS VALVE WAS RETURNED FOR INVESTIGATION. REASON FOR RETURN WAS ON PUSHBACK, FLIGHT CREW REPORTED GREEN RESERVOIR LOW LEVEL, WHERE THE INVESTIGATION FOUND A LEAK ON DOOR BYPASS VALVE. IDENTIFIED THAT BOLT HAD SHEARED. INVESTIGATION AT MFG INDICATED THAT INITIATING FORCE HAD RESULTED IN CRACK THAT PROPAGATED ACROSS BOLT SECTION, RESULTING IN FAILURE. BOLTS COULD BE YIELDED WHEN TIGHTENED. ALSO AFFECTED IS DOOR BYPASS VALVE. (K)