SDR 98ZZZX4190

Service difficulty report · Bolt · Lear 35A

Difficulty date
September 30, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N38AM
Make and model
Lear 35A
Aircraft serial
174
Part
Bolt
Part number
2342100
Condition
Misinstalled
Location
Nlg
Part time
9,213 hours
Component
AN2430
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

NOSE GEAR DOOR MECHANISM ROD ATTACH POINT BOLT P/N AN 24-30 TO NOSE STRUT INCORRECTLY INSTALLED ACCORDING TO LEARJET 35A IPC CH 32-23-05, FIG 05, ITEM -21, PG 0, AND IS CAUSING GOUGING TO THE SKIN AT FRAME 5, FS 160.77. GOUGING OCCURS WHEN THE BOLT HEAD IS BEING INSTALLED IN THE INBD POSITION AND THREADED PORTION OF THE BOLT IS GOUGING THE FRAME SKIN. SUBMITTER STATED THERE IS NO WRITTEN NOTE/CAUTION IN LEARJET MM TO CORRECT INSTALLATION OF BOLT AND RECOMMENDED THERE BE WRITTEN INSTRUCTIONS AND CAUTIONS ON CORRECT INSTALLATION OF BOLT. THIS IS 7TH ACFT RECORDED WITH THIS TYPE DAMAGE.

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