Service difficulty report · Bolt · Diamon DA40

Difficulty date
July 17, 2023
Submitted
July 17, 2023
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N759PA
Make and model
Diamon DA40
Aircraft serial
40929
Aircraft time
4,030 hours
Part
Bolt
Part number
LN9037M10X85
Part serial
NA
Condition
Broken
Location
Zone 700
Part time
1,171 hours
Component
Main Landing Ge · Diamon
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 MAIN LANDING GEAR OUTBOARD AFT MOUNT BOLT BROKE. THIS BOLT WAS INSTALLED NEW 3/29/22 AND HAD 1170.9 TTSN THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS AIRPLANE HAS BROKEN ONE OF THE RIGHT OUTBOARD MOUNTING BOLTS, THE LAST TIME IT WAS THE RIGHT OUTBOARD FWD THE BOLTS BROKE IN THE THREADED AREA

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