Service difficulty report · Bolt · Piper PA31T

Difficulty date
April 10, 2000
Submitted
January 19, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Piper PA31T
Aircraft time
14,293 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A28
Part
Bolt
Part number
AN535A
Condition
Broken
Location
Mlg Whell
Component
Mlg Wheel · Cleveland · 40106
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 PREFLIGHT INSPECTION MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL DISCOVERED SHEARED WHEEL BOLTS ON R/H MLG WHEEL ASSY. INSPECTION REVEALED 4 OUT OF 8 OF THE 5-35A BOLTS WERE BROKEN. THREE OF THE 4 BROKEN BOLTS REMAINED IN THE WHEEL ASSY. AND 1 HAD DEPARTED THE A/C.DAMAGE TO THE TORQUE PLATE OCCURRED WHEN THIS BOLT WORKED OUT.

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