SDR 96ZZZX76

Service difficulty report · Bolts · Cessna 414A

Difficulty date
November 28, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N747JB
Make and model
Cessna 414A
Aircraft serial
414A1006
Engine
Cont TSIO520NB
Part
Bolts
Part number
24878
Condition
Detached
Location
Case Half
Part time
215 hours
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

UPON REMOVAL OF THE OIL SUMP TO REPLACE A LEAKING GASKET, FOUND 2 CASE HALF BOLTS AND ASSOCIATED HARDWARE (NUTS AND WASHERS) HAD COME OUT AND WERE LAYING IN THE SUMP. INSPECTION OF THE CASE HALF BOLT HOLES SHOWED NO SIGN OF FORGING ON THESE 2 BOLTS. IT IS THEORIZED THEY WERE INSTALLED BY HAND DURING ENGINE ASSEMBLY, BUT FAILED TO BE TORQUED. THUS, THEY LOOSENED AND FELL INTO THE SUMP.

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