Service difficulty report · Bolt · Pilats PC1245

Difficulty date
May 11, 2007
Submitted
June 7, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Pilats PC1245
Engine
Pwa PT6A67B
Part
Bolt
Part number
MS949034
Condition
Failed
Location
Engine
Part time
946 hours
Component
First Stage Red · Pwc · 311276701
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) ENGINE WAS REMOVED AFTER THE PILOT REPORTED THAT A LOUD BANG AND SHUDDER WAS EXPERIENCED BY THE AIRCRAFT DURING CLIMB IN AUTOPILOT NEAR TAKEOFF POWER APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF AT 6000 FT. THE REDUCTION GEARBOX CHIP DETECTOR WAS ILLUMINATED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED BACK TO BASE AT LOW POWER WITH NO OTHER ABNORMALITIES OBSERVED. ALL GROUND OPERATIONS WERE NORMAL. THE DATE OF THE INCIDENT WAS MAY 11, 2007. DURING INVESTIGATION DISMANTLE OF THE POWER SECTION AND FIRST-STAGE REDUCTION CARRIER ASSEMBLY, OF (6) MACHINE HEX BOLTS (IPC P/N 3038338, CH. 72-11-00, FIGURE 4, ITEM 200, P/N MS9490-34) WAS FOUND WITHOUT THE BOLT HEAD ATTACHED. NOTE THAT THE CARRIER HEX BOLTS SECURE THE FIRST-STAGE CARR