Service difficulty report · Bolt

Difficulty date
July 21, 2010
Submitted
January 4, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Engine
Pwa PT6A67D
Part
Bolt
Condition
Failed
Location
Engine
Part time
1,573 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ENGINEERING INVESTIGATION REPORT: (EIR PT6A 2010-056) IT IS BELIEVED THAT FAILURE OF A CARRIER BOLT HEAD RESULTED IN SEIZURE OF THE POWER SECTION WHICH THEN JAMMED BETWEEN THE TEETH OF A PLANET GEAR AND THE SUN GEAR, LOCKING UP THE GEAR TRAIN. APPEARS TO BE A TORQUING ERROR OF THE BOLTS AT PREVIOUS ASSY.