Service difficulty report · Bolt · Diamon DA40

Difficulty date
October 24, 2024
Submitted
October 24, 2024
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N424FP
Make and model
Diamon DA40
Aircraft serial
40FC024
Aircraft time
9,661 hours
Part
Bolt
Part number
LN9037M10X85
Condition
Broken
Location
Zone 700
Part time
3,316 hours
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
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 ATTACHMENT BOLT BROKE. ONE OF TWO THAT HOLD THE OUTBOARD GEAR LEG ATTACHED THE SECOND BOLT WAS BENT FROM BEING THE ONLY BOLT HOLDING THE GEAR LEG IN PLACE. THE PILOTS CAN NOT SEE THE BOLT IS BROKEN DURING PER-FLIGHTS AND COULD MAKE AS MANY AS 600 LANDING WITH THE BOLT BROKE

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