Service difficulty report · None · Boeing 100BOEING

Difficulty date
January 11, 2022
Submitted
January 11, 2022
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N40CU
Make and model
Boeing 100BOEING
Aircraft serial
890169
Aircraft time
8,722 hours, 1 cycles
Part
None
Part number
114R22012
Condition
Broken
Location
Aft Main Rotor H
Part time
8,722 hours, 1 cycles
Component
Main Rotor Hub · Boeing · NA
Component part number
145R200420
Stage of operation
UK
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

MAIN ROTOR HUB PN: 145R2004-20, SN: A5-223 WAS REMOVED FROM N40CU AT 8721.8 TAFT FOR OVERHAUL. DURING PRELIMINARY STEPS FOR DISASSEMBLY, WHILE DRAINING AND REMOVING ALL THE SAFETY WIRE FROM THE GREEN HORIZONTAL HINGE PIN AND OIL HUB FILL CAP, TOP HALF OF HORIZONTAL HINGE PIN SHAFT BOLT (PN: 1142201-2) HEAD SEPARATED FROM BOLT. PRIOR TO REMOVAL OF SAFETY WIRE, BOLT HEAD WAS HELD IN PLACE BY SAFETY WIRE AND SEALANT. THE REMAINING BOLT APPEARS TO BE HELD IN POSITION BY THE WASHER AND REMAINING BOLT HEAD MATERIAL. THERE APPEARS TO BE CORROSION ON 2 AREAS OF THE SHEARED MATERIAL WITH SOME DISCOLORATION FROM THE CAD PLATING PROCESS.