Service difficulty report · Bolt · Pilats PC1247

Difficulty date
August 4, 2009
Submitted
October 23, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Pilats PC1247
Engine
Pwa PT6A67
Propeller
Hartzl HCE4A3D
Part
Bolt
Part number
NAS660311
Condition
Migrated
Location
Pax Door
Part time
83 hours
Component
Door · Pilats
Component part number
5520512007
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

FOLLOWING A FLIGHT, CREW ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE PASSENGER DOOR AND COULD NOT. CREW NOTED UPPER FWD SHOOT PIN INDICATOR REMAINED "GREEN" WITH THE HANDLE OPEN. DOOR PANEL WAS REMOVED FOR INSP AND MX NOTED THE RETAINING BOLT FOR THE UPPER FWD SHOOT PIN HAD MIGRATED OUT OF POSITION. THE NUT FOR THE RETAINING BOLT WAS LOCATED IN THE DOOR. THE BOLT AND NUT WAS REINSTALLED INTO THE SHOOT PIN LINKAGE AND THE NUT WAS TORQUED IN SAFETY AND THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. NO MX HAS BEEN PERFORMED IN THIS AREA SINCE MFG OF THE ACFT AND IS SUSPECTED THE NUT WAS NOT IN SAFETY DURING INITIAL INSTALLATION.