Service difficulty report · Bolt

Difficulty date
July 6, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Engine
Pwa PT6A67D
Part
Bolt
Condition
Failed
Location
Rgb
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

(CAN) O/H SHOP DISCOVERED THAT THE 5 OF THE 6 FIRST STAGE CARRIER SPLINED ADAPTER BOLTS HAD FAILED WHEN THE REDUCTION GEARBOX WAS ACCESSED. AS A RESULT OF THE FIRST STAGE REDUCTION CARRIER SPLINED ADAPTER BOLTS FAILING, THEY ALSO DISCOVERED DAMAGE ON THE ENTIRE FIRST STAGE GEAR TRAIN, THE TORQUE METER PISTON, THE SECOND STAGE PLANET GEARS, THE SECOND STAGE SUN GEAR, THE EXTERNAL SCAVENGE PUMPS, THE INTERNAL SCAVENGE PUMPS, THE MAIN PRESSURE PUMP AND SEVEN OF THE TWELVE ACCESSORY GEARBOX BEARINGS WERE FOUND TO HAVE SKIDDING DAMAGE ON THE ROLLER ELEMENTS. NO DAMAGE WAS NOTED ON THE MAIN LINE BEARINGS. IN ADDITION TO THE DAMAGE FOUND ON THE REDUCTION GEARBOX COMPONENTS, THE ENTIRE COMPRESSOR WAS FOUND TO HAVE FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE.