Service difficulty report · Bolt · Airtrc AT301

Difficulty date
June 27, 2014
Submitted
June 27, 2014
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N8564S
Make and model
Airtrc AT301
Aircraft serial
3010161
Aircraft time
10,616 hours
Part
Bolt
Part number
NAS150DH52
Condition
Broken
Location
Mlg
Part time
1,553 hours
Stage of operation
AG
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

DURING A TAKEOFF ROLL, PILOT HEARD A POP AND THE ACFT PULLED HARD TO THE LT AND LEFT THE RUNWAY AND ENDED UPSIDE DOWN. THE LEFT MLG FORWARDED ATTACH BOLT BROKE AND ALLOWED THE LT MLG TO COME LOOSE AND CAUSED THE LEFT "PULL" OF THE ACFT. THIS BOLT ACCORDING TO THE ACFT RECORDS HAD 1553 HOURS TIME IN SERVICE. THE MFG RECOMMENDS A REPLACEMENT OF 600- 1000 HOURS TIME IN SERVICE FOR THIS BOLT.