Service difficulty report · Bolt · Amd FALCON900EX

Difficulty date
September 5, 2015
Submitted
November 5, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N615MS
Make and model
Amd FALCON900EX
Aircraft serial
160
Aircraft time
2,131 hours, 1,423 cycles
Part
Bolt
Condition
Missing
Location
Le Slat
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

ON DEPARTURE, RECEIVED THE, NO TAKEOFF, CALL OUT AT 80 KNOTS & ABORTED THE TAKEOFF ROLL. ON THE PDU THE OTBD SLAT PORTION SHOWED RED. DURING THE TROUBLESHOOTING THE TECHNICIANS NOTICED THAT WHEN THE SLATS WERE DEPLOYED THE LT OTBD SLAT COULD BE MOVED SLIGHTLY CAUSING THE RED INDICATION ON THE PDU. DISCOVERED ONE OF THE BOLTS FOR THE SLAT SWITCH STOP PLATE WAS MISSING. INSPECTED THE SURROUNDING AREA & FOUND NO DAMAGE. INSTALLED THE MISSING BOLT & THE ACFT WAS RELEASED. THE AREA THIS IS LOCATED IN IS NOT ABLE TO BE SEEN EASILY DURING THE COURSE OF ROUTINE MX.