SDR 99ZZZX306

Service difficulty report · Bolts

Difficulty date
December 23, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Engine
Cont O470U
Part
Bolts
Part number
6309431050
Condition
Misinstalled
Location
Crankcase
Part time
450 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 DISASSEMBLY OF C/CASE FOR PROPELLER STRIKE INSPECTION, MOST OF THE THRU-BOLT NUTS SEEMED TO BE OVERTORQUED. MAJOR EFFORT WAS NEEDED TO BREAK THEM LOOSE AND SEVERAL FELT THEY WERE TWISTING AND THEN BROKE LOOSE WITH A LOUD CRACK. SEVERAL OF THEM, WHEN ROLLED ON A FLAT PLATE, WOBBLED LIKE THEY WERE BENT. CORROSION ON THE THREADS WAS NOT A FACTOR. TORQUE LIMITS IN SB 96-7 SHOULD BE USED. REPLACED ALL THRU-BOLTS.