Service difficulty report · Bolt · Swrngn SA226TC

Difficulty date
January 23, 2002
Submitted
February 18, 2002
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Swrngn SA226TC
Aircraft time
14,681 hours
Part
Bolt
Part number
AN313
Condition
Worn
Location
Mlg
Part time
15,000 hours, 15,000 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W, J
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING APPROACH FOR LDG, CREW SELECTED GEAR DOWN&GOT 2 MAIN GEAR RED IND.S, THEN 2 MAIN GEAR GREEN IND.S WITH NO NOSEGEAR IND.. CREW BROKE OFF APPROACH & CYCLED GEAR COUPLE OF TIMES WITH NO IMPROVEMENT.AS SOON AS EMERG EXTENSION PERFORMED, GEAR CAME DOWN NORMALLY,&NORMAL LDG MADE. INVEST. REVEALED THAT SLIGHT WEAR IN DIAMETER OF BOLT, P/N AN3-13 INST IN UPLOCK HOOK ASSY P/N 27-52004-017, (TOR QUE TUBE) ALLOWED SEVERAL DEGS ANGULAR PLAY BETWEEN HOOK ASSY&ACTUATION ARM ASSY P/N 27-52000-015. PLAY PREVENTED SUFFICIENT RETRACTION OF NOSEGEAR UPLOCK HOOK TO ALLOW NOSEGEAR TO RELEASE. MANUAL EXTENSION SYSTEM BYPASSED ASSY. BOLT REPLA