Service difficulty report · Bolts

Difficulty date
August 20, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Engine
Pwa PW120A
Part
Bolts
Part number
MS969601
Condition
Fractured
Location
Cooling Baffle
Stage of operation
IN
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) UPON TEARDOWN OF ENGINE IT WAS REVEALED THAT 11 OF THE 26 RETAINING BOLTS FOR THE COOLING BAFFLE WERE FRACTURED. THIS IS AN ON GOING PROBLEM. THE SUBMITTER STATES THAT PRATT & WHITNEY HAS INTRODUCED A NUMBER OF MODS TO DATE WHICH HAS NOT ADDRESSED THE PROBLEM.