Service difficulty report · Bolt · Aerosp ATR42300

Difficulty date
December 26, 2017
Submitted
August 18, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Aerosp ATR42300
Aircraft time
39,046 hours
Engine
Pwa PW120
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF5
Part
Bolt
Part number
MS2125006038
Condition
Sheared
Location
Mlg Wheel
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) FOUND ON WALK AROUND NR 1 MLG TIRE LOW. NR 1 MLG MAIN WHEEL ASSY REPLACED. IT WAS DISCOVERED AFTER REMOVAL ONE OF THE WHEEL TIE BOLTS HAD BROKEN OFF AT THE BOLT HEAD. FURTHER SHOP INVESTIGATION REVEALED A NEW BOLT HAD BEEN INSTALLED JAN 13, 2017. THE WHEEL ASSY WENT THROUGH THE SHOP ONCE MORE AND FOR A TIRE REPLACEMENT JUNE 27 2017, WHERE THE BOLT WAS RE-USED THE ONE TIME. (TC# 20180103006)

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