Service difficulty report · Bolt · Diamon DA40

Difficulty date
November 9, 2023
Submitted
November 9, 2023
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N425FP
Make and model
Diamon DA40
Aircraft serial
40FC025
Aircraft time
9,176 hours
Part
Bolt
Part number
LN9037M10X85
Condition
Broken
Location
Zone 700
Part time
2,765 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 AFT MAIN LANDING GEAR BOLT BROKE. THIS IS ONE OF TWO OUTBOARD MOUNT BOLTS THIS BOLT WAS INSTALLED NEW 10/03/2018 AND HAD 2764.6 TTSN THE BOLT BROKE IN THE THREADED AREA. THE PILOTS CANNOT SEE THE BOLTS DURING THE PRE-FLIGHT INSPECTION AND CAN MAKE HUNDREDS OF LANDING WITH THE BOLT BROKEN UNTIL MAINTENANCE FINDS IT DURING THE NEXT 100HR INSPECTION

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