Service difficulty report · Bolt · Cndair CL6013A

Difficulty date
October 16, 2015
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cndair CL6013A
Aircraft time
7,121 hours
Engine
Ge CF343A2
Part
Bolt
Part number
GY22623
Condition
Failed
Location
Wheel
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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 PRE-FLIGHT, FOUND ONE BOLT SHEARED ON NUMBER 3 MAIN WHEEL. AFTER INVESTIGATION IT WAS FOUND THAT THE WHEEL HAD LAST BEEN OVERHAULED AND NO BOLT WERE REPLACED. NDT HAD NOT REVEALED ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE WHEEL BOLTS. NO HEAVY LANDING OR OTHER STRESS INDUCED ACTION WAS NOTED. THIS WAS FOUND TO BE A BOLT FAILURE. WHEEL WAS DISASSEMBLED, INSPECTED AND NDT PERFORMED. NO FAULT WERE DETECTED. AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE THE BOLTS ON EITHER SIDE OF THE FAILED ONE WERE ALSO REPLACED.