Service difficulty report · Screw · Cessna U206F

Difficulty date
December 3, 2006
Submitted
April 24, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N8JZ
Make and model
Cessna U206F
Aircraft serial
U20602326
Engine
Cont IO520*
Part
Screw
Part number
3A07000001
Condition
Departed
Location
Nlg
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

AIRCRAFT HAD GEAR UP LANDING, FOUND SCREW PN AN503-8-4 HAD FALLEN OUT. SCREW WAS TO BE SAFTIED, NO SAFETY WIRE FOUND. ONCE SCREW FELL OUT THE POWER PISTON HOUSING PN 3A07402-002 WAS ALLOWED TO FLEX DURING SUB CYCLES ALLOWING THE SCREW TO TEAR THE ORING ON THE HOUSING FLANGE AND PUMP ALL THE HYD (5606) FLUID OVERBOARD AND NOT ALLOWING THE MAIN GEAR THE EXTEND. THE SCREW HOLE WHERE THE SCREW FELL OUT ON THE PISTON HOUSING TORE OUT. REPLACED THE PISTON HOUSING PN 3A07000-001, ALL ORINGS AND INSTALLED NEW SCREWS PN AN503-8-4 AND SAFTIED. SWING LDG 6X`S AND RELEASED AIRCRAFT. (K)

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