SDR AU980641

Service difficulty report · Bolt · Ayres S2RT34NORMAL

Difficulty date
June 12, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Ayres S2RT34NORMAL
Engine
Pwa PT6A34AG
Part
Bolt
Condition
Loose
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
IN
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

(AUS) ENGINE COMPRESSOR TURBINE AIR SEAL STATOR ATTACHMENT BOLTS (8OFF) LOOSE. BOLTS WERE FITTED WITH TAB WASHERS WHICH HAD NOT BEEN LOCKED. SIXTEEN OTHER BOLTS WERE FOUND TO BE TIGHT BUT NOT FITTED WITH TAB WASHERS. FOUND DURING DISASSEMBLY FOR OVERHAUL.