Service difficulty report · Bolt · Beech B36TC

Difficulty date
May 9, 2006
Submitted
May 9, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N7258E
Make and model
Beech B36TC
Aircraft serial
EA455
Part
Bolt
Part number
1317903
Condition
Cracked
Location
Wing Attach
Part time
142 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
M
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

MAG PART INSP FOUND FWD WING ATTACH POINTS BOLT P/N 130909B103 AND 131790-3 CRACKED. BOLTS INSTALLED NEW IN FWD WING BOLT FITTINGS ON BEECH MODEL 36 SER A/C S/N EA-455 ON 1/25/2002. THE LT UPPER BOLT (P/N 130909B103) REMOVED FOR FIRST 5 YEAR NDT INSPECTION AND WAS CRACKED AT THE HEAD RADIUS. USED MAG PART INSP. TTSN 142 HRS. NO DAMAGE WAS NOTED ON THE ASSOCIATED WING FITTING THAT WOULD INDICATE A CONTRIBUTING STRESS CONDITION. RT LOWER WING BOLT ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE A/C ALSO CRACKED IN SAME LOCATION. THIS BOLT IS A DIFFERENT P/N (131790-3). BEECH TECH SUPPORT GIVEN BOLTS AND ALL THE INFO PERTINENT TO THESE PARTICULAR BOLTS FOR EVALUATION. OPERATING CONDITIONS OF THE AIRCRAFT ARE UNKNOWN.

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