What was found
THE PIVOT BOLT PART OF THE 3216-00 BRACKET ASSEMBLY SNAPPED IN TWO ALLOWING THE TAIL WHEEL AND FORK ASSEMBLY TO DEPART THE ACFT ON TAKEOFF. THE BOLT BROKE JUST ABOVE THE BEARING CONE PN 13286-00.
- Difficulty date
- May 14, 2018
- Submitted
- October 30, 2018
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N5500W
- Make and model
- Bbavia 8KCAB
- System (JASC)
- 3220 · Nose/Tail Landing Gear
- Part
- Bolt
- Part number
- 1328600
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Tail Wheel
- Component
- Tail Wheel · Scott
- Component part number
- 3200A
- Stage of operation
- TO
- 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.