Service difficulty report · Bolt · Pilats PC1247

Difficulty date
July 28, 2014
Submitted
July 30, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N721AF
Make and model
Pilats PC1247
Aircraft serial
721
Aircraft time
6,770 hours, 6,297 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A67B
Engine time
6,596 hours, 6,138 cycles
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3A
Part
Bolt
Part number
5321012218
Part serial
VLG022
Condition
Broken
Location
Rt Mlg
Part time
6,770 hours, 6,297 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER DEPARTURE RT GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON GEAR RETRACTION. THE ACFT DIVERTED & LANDED SAFELY. INSPECTION OF THE RT LG REVEALED THE LOWER RT LG ACTUATOR BOLT BROKEN AT THE NUT ATTACHMENT & WAS WORKING OUT OF THE GEAR MOUNTING HOLE. THE INNER BORE OF THE MLG WAS ALSO FOUND DAMAGED FROM THE BOLT BACKING OUT. THE BOLT PN 532.10.12.218 & MLG FITTING PN 532.10.12.206 WERE REPLACED WITH NEW.