Service difficulty report · Bolt · Pilats PC1245

Difficulty date
April 2, 2019
Submitted
August 17, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Pilats PC1245
Aircraft time
23,058 hours
Part
Bolt
Part number
9323517160
Condition
Broken
Location
Fork Bearing
Component
Fork Bearing · Pilats
Component part number
5325012044
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) TAXIING OUT FROM THE HANGAR AND HEARD A LOUD BANG AS THEY WERE TURNING RIGHT. THE RIGHT HAND RUDDER PEDDLE WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNABLE TO TURN RIGHT WITHOUT THE USE OF BRAKES. IT WAS ABLE TO TURN LEFT. THE CREW SHUT DOWN AND AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED BACK TO THE HANGAR. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE STEERING BOLT THAT ATTACHED THE FORK BEARING TO THE FUSELAGE MOUNTING BRACKET HAD SHEARED OFF. THERE WAS NOTHING FOUND WITH THE RUDDER OR STEERING SYSTEMS THAT WOULD HAVE PREVENTED THE OPERATION OF THE STEERING MECHANISM AND CAUSED EXTRA FORCE TO BE APPLIED TO BREAK THE BOLT. BOLT, FORK BEARING, BRACKET AND ATTACHMENT BRACKET WERE REPLACED AND NEW HARDWARE INSTALLED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE WITH NO FURTHER FAULTS FOUND. (TC# 20190408007)