SDR 96ZZZX497

Service difficulty report · Bolt · Gulstm G1159

Difficulty date
January 18, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N26WP
Make and model
Gulstm G1159
Aircraft serial
24
Part
Bolt
Part number
GYS187C35
Condition
Broken
Location
Wheel Half
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 WHEEL CHANGE WHEN REMOVING NUTS FROM WHEEL HALF RETAINER BOLTS, 1 BOLT WAS FOUND BROKEN. WAS STILL IN BOLT HOLE, BUT BECAME 2 PIECES WHEN PUTTING WRENCH ON NUT TO REMOVE. THIS BOLT HAD 281.5 HOURS AND 228 LANDINGS SINCE LAST MAGNAFLUXED. INSPECTION AND ESTIMATED TOTAL TIME OF 840 HOURS AND 660 LANDINGS.