Service difficulty report · Bolt

Difficulty date
September 7, 2009
Submitted
December 1, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Engine
Pwa PT6A67D
Part
Bolt
Part number
MS949034
Condition
Fractured
Location
Adapter
Part time
1,396 hours
Component
Reduction Adapt
Component part number
310831301
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) GAS GENERATOR SN PCE 114020 AND PWR SECTION SN PS 114217 WAS REMOVED SUBSEQUENT TO IN-FLIGHT-SHUT-DOWN DUE TO OIL PRESSURE LOSS IN FLIGHT. THE DATE OF INCIDENT WAS SEPT 7, 2009. AFTER LANDING, THE CHIP DETECTOR AND MAIN OIL FILTER WERE REMOVED AND A LARGE QUANTITY OF METAL DEBRIS WAS OBSERVED IN THE MAIN OIL FILTER AND ON THE CHIP DETECTOR. DURING INVESTIGATION, DISMANTLE OF THE PWR SECTION AND FIRST-STAGE REDUCTION CARRIER ASSY, 3 OF 6 MACHINE HEX BOLTS (IPC PN , CH. 72-10-00, FIGURE 4, ITEM 200, PN MS9490-34) WERE FOUND WITHOUT THE BOLT HEAD ATTACHED. NOTE THAT CARRIER HEX BOLTS SECURE FIRST-STAGE CARRIER AND FIRST-STAGE REDUCTION SPLINED ADAPTER. THERE ARE A QUANTITY OF SIX HEX BOLTS INSTALLED WITH KEYWASHERS AND ARE TORQUED 75 TO 85 IN LB. ENG O/H RECORDS INDICATE THAT QUANTITY SIX BOLTS WERE REPLACED WITH NEW ONES DURING ENGINE O/H.