Service difficulty report · Bolt · Piper PA34200T

Difficulty date
March 12, 2010
Submitted
March 26, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N36319
Make and model
Piper PA34200T
Aircraft serial
347870318
Engine
Cont TSIO360E
Part
Bolt
Part number
NAS110417
Condition
Broken
Location
Stabilator
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

ON PREFLIGHT, THE PILOT FOUND THE STABILATOR TO BE EXTREMELY LOOSE AND NOTIFIED MX. WHEN REMOVED TAIL CONE FOUND A BROKEN BOLT ON THE RT THAT HAD BACKED OUT. IMMEDIATELY GROUNDED THE WHOLE FLEET UNTIL SUCH TIME AS WE COULD INSPECT ATTACHING POINTS, BEARINGS AND REPLACE ATTACHING HARDWARE. WHEN WE STARTED REMOVING BOLTS FROM OTHER ACFT, FOUND SEVERAL THAT WERE PITTED AND SCORED. THE BOLT THAT BROKE HAD BEEN ON ACFT AT LEAST SINCE 06/22/07 WITH 2350 FLIGHT HOURS ON IT.

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