Service difficulty report · Bolt · Diamon DA40

Difficulty date
February 1, 2023
Submitted
February 1, 2023
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N417FP
Make and model
Diamon DA40
Aircraft serial
40FC017
Aircraft time
9,306 hours
Part
Bolt
Part number
LN9037M10X85
Part serial
NA
Condition
Broken
Location
Zone 700
Part time
2,692 hours
Component
Main Landing Ge
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
P
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

RIGHT OUTBOARD FORWARD MAIN LANDING GEAR MOUNT BOLT BROKE. BOLT NOT BEING SEEN BROKEN DURING PREFLIGHT INSPECTIONS AND LOOKS TO HAVE BEEN BROKEN FOR A LOT OF HOURS BEFORE BEING FOUND DURING THE 100 HOUR INSPECTION. NEXT BIGGER SIZE BOLT SHOULD FIX THE PROBLEM

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