Service difficulty report · Bolt · Cessna 560XL

Difficulty date
January 21, 2013
Submitted
March 7, 2013
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N669TT
Make and model
Cessna 560XL
Aircraft serial
5684
Aircraft time
1,960 hours, 1,682 cycles
Part
Bolt
Condition
Seized
Location
Apu Mount
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

AFT APU MOUNT LINK, BOTTOM ROD END AND BOLT SHOWING SIGNS OF CORROSION. FOUND BOLT SEIZED WITH ROD END BEARING, USE KROIL, AND HEAT GUN TRIED TO REMOVE BOLT SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO SUCCESS. CONTINUED USING KROIL AND USED C-CLAMP TO LOOSEN BOLT, BROKE C CLAMP. CONTINUED TRYING WITH NEW C-CLAMP WITH NO SUCCESS. CONTINUED USING KROIL HEAT GUN AND QUICK FREEZE AND FINALLY USED A RIVET GUN AND REMOVED BOLT FROM ROD END. CLEANED AREA, CORROSION AND KROIL. REPLACED ROD END, NUT AND WASHER. INSTALLED AFT APU MOUNT ROD ASSY, IAW MM, CHAPTER 49-10-00, REV 34. LEAK AND OPS CHECK IGNITER AND FUEL SUPPLY LINE THAT DISCONNECTED DURING REMOVAL OF THE BOLT. INSTALLED ROD END PN S1820-4; NUT PN MS21043-4; BOLT PN AN4C10A AND NUT PN AN316C4R.

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