SDR 98ZZZX2726

Service difficulty report · Bolt · Lear 35A

Difficulty date
June 17, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N365N
Make and model
Lear 35A
Aircraft serial
300
Part
Bolt
Part number
1N2430
Condition
Misinstalled
Location
Nlg Well
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
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

NOSE GERA DOOR MECHANISM ROD ATTACH PONT BOLT P/N AN24-30 TO NOSE STRUT IS BEING INCORRECTLY INSTALLED ACCORDING TO LEARJET IPC CH 32-23-05, FIG 05, ITEM 21, PAGE 0, AND CAUSING GOUGING TO THE SKIN AT FRAME 5, FS 160.77. IN REFERENCE TO THE ILLUSTRATION, THE POSITION OF THE BOLT HEAD SHOULD BE INSTALLED WITH THE BOLT HEAD FACING OUTBOARD TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE BOLT HEAD AND FRAME SKIN. THE GOUGING OCCURS WHEN THE BOLT HEAD IS BEING INSTALLED IN THE INBOARD POSITION AND THE THREADED PORTION OF THE BOLT IS GOUGING THE FRAME SKIN.

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