SDR 95ZZZX2403

Service difficulty report · Bolt · Robsin R22

Difficulty date
April 19, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N8062H
Make and model
Robsin R22
Aircraft serial
1172
Part
Bolt
Part number
AN637A
Condition
Broken
Location
Top Rt Eng Mount
Part time
1,895 hours
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AFTER A NORMAL FLIGHT AND NORMAL LANDING, UPPER RIGHT ENGINE MOUNT BOLT WAS FOUND BROKEN. THE BREAK WAS ON THE SHANK ADJACENT TO THE SHIMS BETWEEN THE ENGINE MOUNT AND THE FRAME. SLIGHT FRETTING CORROSION AND A VERY SMALL CIRCUMFERENTIAL SCRATCH WAS FOUND AT THE ORIGIN OF THE CRACK. SUBMITTER RECOMMENDS REPLACEMENT OF ALL 4 AN6-37A BOLTS WITH NAS6606-54 WHEN ENGINE RE-SHIMMING IS PERFORMED. ALSO, USE OF CORROSION PREVENTIVE COMPOUND ON THE BOLT SHANK MAY HELP.