Service difficulty report · Bolt · Stbros SD330

Difficulty date
September 1, 2004
Submitted
November 9, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N937MA
Make and model
Stbros SD330
Aircraft serial
SH3040
Engine
Pwa PT6A45R
Propeller
Hartzl HCB5MP3
System (JASC)
1430 · Fasteners
Part
Bolt
Part number
B3339
Condition
Cracked
Location
Propeller
Part time
457 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

IAW SDR REPLACEMENT OF POWER SECTION AND PROPELLER FOR VIABRATION, ON 09/01/04 (7) OF THE (8) PROP ATTACHMENT BOLTS, PN B3339 WERE FOUND CRACKED. ALL (8) PROP ATTACHMENT BOLTS, PN B3339, AND WASHERS PN A2048-2 WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH NEW ONES PURCHASED FROM VENDOR. AD86-06-02 WAS COMPLIED WITH IAW MFG SERVICE INSTRUCTIONS 140A AND IS NEXT DUE AT 20201.4 TAT AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.