What was found
FOUND RH FRWD LANDING GEAR ATTACH BOLT SHEARED AT BOLT THREADS DURING 100 HR INSPECTION. FORCE OF BOLT BREAKING CAUSED ATTACHMENT PLATE TO HIT BOTTOM OF FUSELAGE DELAMNINATING OUTER SKIN FROM FUSELAGE.
- Difficulty date
- October 1, 2018
- Submitted
- October 1, 2018
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N417FP
- Make and model
- Diamon DA40
- Aircraft serial
- 40FC017
- Aircraft time
- 6,614 hours
- Engine
- Lyc O360A4M
- System (JASC)
- 3211 · Main Landing Gear Attach Section
- Part
- Attach Bolt
- Part number
- LN9037M10X85
- Condition
- Sheared
- Location
- Rt Mlg
- Part time
- 6,614 hours
- Component
- Mlg Strut · Diamon
- Component part number
- D41321311501
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- Z
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.