Service difficulty report · Bolt · Boeing 234

Difficulty date
November 11, 2015
Submitted
November 17, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N242CH
Make and model
Boeing 234
Aircraft serial
MJ023
Aircraft time
22,732 hours
Engine
Lyc AL5512
Part
Bolt
Part number
BACB30US612
Condition
Broken
Location
Zone 400
Part time
5,283 hours
Component
Aft Transmissio · Boeing
Component part number
234D22004
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

DURING DISASSEMBLY OF COMPONENT, SCUFFING ON BOTH THE SPIRAL BEVEL GEAR AND PINION GEAR WAS NOTED. THE CUSTOMER HAD REPORTED A SINGLE BOLT BROKEN UPON ON-WING TORQUE CHECK INSPECTION AND NO OTHER BOLTS APPEAR CRACKED AFTER DISASSEMBLY. NDT PENDING RESULTS. THIS BOLTED JOINT HAS HAD THE UPDATED TORQUE VALUE APPLIED AT LAST SHOP REPAIR.

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