Service difficulty report · Fork Bolt · Cessna 414

Difficulty date
May 29, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 414
Part
Fork Bolt
Part number
52435183
Condition
Sheared
Location
L/H Torque Tube
Part time
1,323 hours
Stage of operation
LD
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
L, O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

(CAN)PILOT REPORTED L/H GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. ON ROLL-OUT, THE L/H GEAR DOWN LIGHT CAME ON. INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE L/H FORK BOLT WAS SHEARED OFF FLUSH WITH THE TORQUE T UBE. AD #76-13-07 REQUIRES REPLACEMENT OF THESE BOLTS EVERY 2,000 HOURS TIME IN SERVICE. THIS AIRCRAFT WAS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THIS AD, HOWEVER, THE OVERCENTER TENSION WAS HIGHER THAN THE EQUIPMENT COULD MEASURE. BOTH FORK BOLTS WERE REPLACED, AND OVERCENTER TENSION WAS ADJUSTED TO THE SPECIFIED 50 LBS. SUBMITTER SUGGESTS THAT RIGGING OF GEAR SHOULD BE PART OF THE PROCEDURE AT TIME OF BOLT REPLACEMENT.

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