What was found
TURBO SUPPORT BOLT FOUND BROKEN 3 INCHES FROM HEAD. BROKEN IN SHEAR. SUBMITTER STATED THIS IS RECURRING PROBLEM WITH UPPER LT MOUNT BOLT FOR TURBO SUPPORT ASSY. SUBMITTER SUGGESTS BOLT WITH MORE STRENGTH.
- Difficulty date
- October 15, 1996
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N36PB
- Make and model
- Piper PA31350
- Aircraft serial
- 317405128
- System (JASC)
- 8120 · Exhaust Turbocharger
- Part
- Bolt
- Part number
- LW315531
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Turbo Mount
- Part time
- 900 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.