Service difficulty report · Bracket · Piper PA31

Difficulty date
August 11, 2000
Submitted
October 2, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA31
Aircraft time
8,121 hours
Engine
Lyc TIO540A2A
Part
Bracket
Part number
12A19770
Condition
Broken
Location
Lt Lwr Inbd
Component
Bracket · Lyc
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) AT 246.2 HOURS TSO BOLT LW31S4.10 HAD BEEN FOUND SHEARED AND WAS REPLACED. AT 543.6 HOURS TSO, BOLT FOUND LOOSE. REMOVED. FOUND THAT BUSHING INSTALLED BY OVERHAULER IN THE DYNAFOCAL MOUNT BRACKET HAD PIECE OF FLANGE BROKEN. TEMPORARY SHIMMED AND NEW BOLT INSTALLED. NEW BRACKET ORDERED. AT 550.6 HOURS: THIS TIME (U.0 HRS FLOWN WITH INSPECTION OF SHIMMED REPAIRED AT EVERY LANDING) (A/C FLOWN TO AVIOINICS SHOP FOR MAINTENANCE). NEW BOLT LW31S4.10, NEW NUT STD1420, AND NEW WASHERS STD 2197) INSTALLED, TORQUED, AND SAFETIED PER LYC S.I. NR 1384 AND A CERTIFIED BRACKET SUPPLIED BY OVERHAULER INSTALLED. NOTE: SEE SDR - 14-08-00 FOR C-GPXW SIMILAR PROBLEM - SAME OVERHAULER. (X)

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