Service difficulty report · Bolt · Emb EMB500

Difficulty date
December 2, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Emb EMB500
Aircraft time
1,723 hours
Engine
Pwc PW617FE
Part
Bolt
Condition
Damaged
Location
Flap Actuator
Part time
2,124 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) DURING FLAP REMOVAL IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT BOTH FLAP ACTUATOR ATTACHING BOLTS WERE DAMAGED. THE LT BOLT APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN OVER TORQUED ON INSTALL, WHILE THE RT BOLT HAS A COUPLE GOUGE MARKS AROUND THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE BOLT.

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