Service difficulty report · Bolt · Dorner DO328300

Difficulty date
January 15, 2009
Submitted
January 15, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N38VP
Make and model
Dorner DO328300
Aircraft serial
3174
Aircraft time
9,327 hours, 9,803 cycles
Part
Bolt
Part number
D23
Condition
Wrong Part
Location
Wing To Body
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

WING/FUSELAGE REAR SPAR CONNECTION HAS IMPROPER BOLTS INSTALLED FROM THE MFG. NOTICED FUEL LEAK FROM AROUND BOLTS AND CONFIRMED FROM THE MFG THAT IMPROPER BOLTS WHERE INSTALLED IAW THE DESIGN DRAWINGS. THE BOLTS INSTALLED WHERE A D23 AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN A D21. AS A RESULT OF THE 3.2MM LONGER BOLTS, THEY WHERE UNABLE TO BE TORQUED DOWN PROPERLY ALLOWING MOVEMENT OF THE BOLTS, BELIEVE THIS TO BE THE CAUSE OF THE FUEL LEAKING AROUND THE BOLTS.