Service difficulty report · Bolt · Beech 200BEECH

Difficulty date
December 10, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 200BEECH
Aircraft time
13,619 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A41
Part
Bolt
Part number
AN2423A
Condition
Broken
Location
Actuator
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) ON NLG ACTUATOR REPLACEMENT, THE ACTUATOR PISTON CLEVIS ATTACH BOLT WAS FOUND BORKEN IN THE MIDDLE. THE BOLT WAS VERY OLD AND HAD SURFACE PITTING. THE BOLT HAD NOT MIGRATED OUT OF POSITION AND IT LOOKS AS THOUGHT THE CENTER OF THE BOLT WAS STILL HOLDING UNTIL IT WAS BROKEN BY REMOVAL WITH A WRENCH AND SCREWDRIVER. PART DATE OF MANUAFCTURE, HOUR AND CYCLES ARE UNKNOWN. (TC# 20141211005)