Service difficulty report · Bolt · Pilats PC12

Difficulty date
December 17, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Pilats PC12
Part
Bolt
Part number
9321912044
Condition
Sheared
Location
Rt Wow Switch
Part time
418 hours
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) UNABLE TO SELECT GEAR UP ON DEPARTURE, RETURNED TO BASE. SWITCH CLEANED OF SLUSH. SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED BUT WAS CLEARED BY RESETTING CIRCUIT BREAKER. AFTER RETURN TO BASE, ANNUNCIATOR ILLUMINATED. INVESTIGATION FOUND THAT RT WEIGHT- ON-WHEEL TARGET RETAINING BOLT WAS SHEARED ALLOWING TARGET TO MOVE OCCASIONALLY. BOLT REPLACED AND GEAR SWING CHECKED OK.N PART TC: 273.