Service difficulty report · Bolt · Cessna 414

Difficulty date
January 8, 2000
Submitted
January 22, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Cessna 414
Aircraft time
3,671 hours
Engine
Cont TSIO520NB
Part
Bolt
Part number
AN532A
Condition
Missing
Location
Wheel
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

(CAN) DURING SERVICING OF THE AIRCRAFT TIRES, MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL NOTICED A WHEEL THRU BOLT MISSING FROM A MAIN WHEEL. 300 HOURS LATER A SECOND BOLT WAS FOUND MISSING AT WHICH TIME ALL WHEEL BOLTS WERE REPLACED WITH NEW,AND NEW NUTS AND WASHERS WERE ALSO INSTALLED.

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