Service difficulty report · Bolt

Difficulty date
September 18, 2008
Submitted
September 30, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Propeller
Hartzl HCA2MVK2
Part
Bolt
Part number
A321
Part serial
LOTNR08
Condition
Broken
Location
Blade Clamp
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

A-321 CLAMP BOLT WAS FOUND TO BE BROKEN DURING TEARDOWN INSPECTION. BOLT IS CRACKED IN (2) PIECES APPROXIMATELY .5 THE LENGTH DOWN THE TREADED AREA. CLAMP THAT IT WAS ATTACHED TO WAS LATER FOUND TO BE CRACKED DURING MAG PARTICLE INSPECTION. (K)