SDR 96ZZZX5338

Service difficulty report · Bolt · Piper PA28R200

Difficulty date
July 15, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N33075
Make and model
Piper PA28R200
Aircraft serial
28R7535116
Part
Bolt
Part number
402960
Condition
Wrong Part
Location
Mlg Trunnion
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

WHILE REPAIRING MLG, ORDERED 2 BOLTS, PIPER PN 402-960 (NAS 464P8A-44) THAT ATTACHES THE MAIN GEAR TRUSS ASSY (452-368) TO THE MLG TRUNNION. WHEN INSTALLED, THESE BOLTS INTERFERE WITH GEAR RETRACTION BECAUSE THE HEX HEAD CONTACTS THE GEAR DOOR RETRACTION ROD. FURTHER INVESTIGATION DISCOVERED THE OLD P/N 400-810 (AN28-50A) AS THE ONLY BOLT THAT WILL WORK DUE TO CLEVIS HEAD BEING A SMALLER DIMENSION THAN THE HEX HEAD NAS BOLT. BOTH PART NUMBERS WERE STILL VALID WITH PIPER.

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