Service difficulty report · Bolt · Beech 1900C

Difficulty date
May 2, 2009
Submitted
May 13, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 1900C
Aircraft time
24,881 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A65B
Propeller
Hartzl HCB4MP3
Part
Bolt
Part number
MS2125006030
Condition
Missing
Location
Main Wheel Assy
Component
Main Wheel Assy · 50060283
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 WHEEL REPLACEMENT A BOLT WAS FOUND TO BE MISSING FROM THE WHEEL. DAMAGE TO THE WHEEL AND BRAKE HAS SHOWN THE BOLT WAS FITTED AT ASSY AND BECAME DETACHED DUE TO A BOLT FAILURE. THE BOLT PARTS WERE NOT RECOVERED AND THE TIME OF FAILURE WAS NOT ESTABLISHED. THE WHEEL HAD DONE 440 CYCLES SINCE THE BOLTS NDT WAS CARRIED OUT.

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