Service difficulty report · Bolt · Dhav DHC6100

Difficulty date
June 30, 2009
Submitted
August 3, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC6100
Aircraft time
33,255 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A27
Propeller
Hartzl HCB3TN3
Part
Bolt
Part number
AN620A
Condition
Broken
Location
Floats
Component
Floats
Component part number
12000A
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) HEARD A LOUD BANG IN FLIGHT AND PILOTS NOTICED MOVEMENT IN THE FLOATS, ACFT LANDED WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. (2) AN6-20A BOLTS HOLDING THE LUG-TIE ROD TO FUSELAGE WERE FOUND BROKEN. BOLTS WERE REPLACED AND FLOAT STRUTS AND SPREADER BARS AND ALL FLOAT ATTACH FITTINGS WERE INSPECTED SERVICEABLE.