Service difficulty report · Pin · Pilats PC1245

Difficulty date
February 27, 2008
Submitted
April 9, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N672SD
Make and model
Pilats PC1245
Aircraft serial
666
Engine
Pwa PT6A67B
Part
Pin
Part number
5322012039
Condition
Mismanufactured
Location
Nlg Strut
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
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

DURING NOSE STRUT RESEALING, TORQUE LINKS WERE REMOVED. BEFORE REASSEMBLY THE PINS WERE CHECKED TO VERIFY GREASE WOULD PASS THROUGH. GREASE WOULD PASS THROUGH THE LOWER BUT NOT THE UPPER (UPPER AND LOWER PINS THAT CONNECT THE TORQUE LINKS TO THE GEAR ARE THE SAME PN). AFTER CLEANING, FOUND THAT THE UPPER PIN COUNTER BORE ONLY WENT PART WAY THROUGH THE PIN. (K)