Service difficulty report · Bolt · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date
September 29, 2005
Submitted
November 1, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA31350
Aircraft time
14,071 hours
Engine
Lyc TIO540J2BD
Propeller
Hartzl HCE3YR2A
Part
Bolt
Part number
AN37A
Condition
Sheared
Location
Nlg Steering Sys
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) PILOT COMPLAINED OF NO NOSE WHEEL STEERING WITH RUDDER INPUT. MX FOUND 2 OF 3 BOLTS SHEARED ON STEERING LINKAGE ON TOP OF NLG TRUNNION. MX DRY ASSEMBLED STEERING LINKAGE AND DISCOVERED BOLT GRIP LENGTH INSUFFICIENT. FOUND THAT 12 LENGTH WAS CORRECT LENGTH FOR THE 7 BOLT INDICATED IN IPC. BOLTS WERE FOUND SHEARED WHERE GRIP MEETS THE THREADS. ALL THREE BOLTS REPLACED WITH NEW HARDWARE.

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