Service difficulty report · Bolt · Diamon DA20C1

Difficulty date
March 6, 2007
Submitted
March 28, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N921DA
Make and model
Diamon DA20C1
Aircraft serial
C0395
Engine
Cont IO240B
Propeller
Snsnch W69EK63
Part
Bolt
Condition
Broken
Location
Horiz Stab
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AC, RETURN FROM FLIGHT WITH BOTH BOLTS BROKEN; ATTACHING THE FORWARD HORIZONTAL STABILIZER MOUNT BRACKETS. ATT 1) GIVES FLIGHT INFO. ATT 2 AND 3) SHOW THE IPB BRAKE DOWN OF THE BOLTS AND LOCATION FROM MFG PARTS BOOK. ATT 4) PICTURES OF BOLTS AND AIRCRAFT. ATT 5) THE NTSB PAPERWORK. ATT 6) IS SOME EMAIL TRAFFIC. WE REMOVED THE RUDDER AND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER TO INSPECT ENTIRE AREA. WE REPLACE THE AFT MOUNT PLATE AND FORWARD MOUNT BRACKET ALONG WITH ALL NEW BOLTS, WASHERS AND NUTS. WE ALSO INSPECTED OUR OTHER 9 AC AND REPLACED BOTH BOTH ON ALL 9 AC. NO OTHER ISSUES WERE FOUND ON OUR OTHER AC. MFG HAS BEEN BRIEFED AND IS WORKING WITH THE NTSB. (K)

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