Service difficulty report · Bolt

Difficulty date
January 7, 2014
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Engine
Pwa PT6A27
Part
Bolt
Part number
MS951813
Condition
Broken
Location
Prop Gearbox
Part time
15,208 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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) BROKEN BOLTS ON A FLANGE-QUANTITY 8 BOLTS SHEARED & QUANTITY 5 BOLTS LOOSE BETWEEN 4 O`CLOCK & 8 O`CLOCK POSITION. THIS ACFT HAD JUST RETURNED FROM A TRAINING FLIGHT. ALL ENGINE PARAMETERS WERE REPORTED NORMAL & NO IN-FLIGHT VIBRATIONS WERE REPORTED. VISUAL INSPECTION ON ENGINE FOUND ALL GOOD. AS RECOMMENDED BY FSR, REPLACED ALL BROKEN & LOOSE BOLTS, PN MS9518-13, WITH SERVICEABLE BOLTS & TORQUE TO 36-40" POUNDS. RECOMMENDED TO SEND THE FRACTURED BOLTS TO LAB, TO INVESTIGATE THE CAUSE OF THE FRACTURE.