Service difficulty report · Bolt · Lear 60LEAR

Difficulty date
October 5, 2026
Submitted
October 10, 2026
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N420KV
Make and model
Lear 60LEAR
Aircraft serial
60197
Aircraft time
9,336 hours, 5,689 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW305A
Part
Bolt
Condition
Sheared
Location
Zone 600
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
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

ON 10-5-2026, ON FINAL/LANDING INTO KDJT, THE CAPTAIN REPORTED ASYMMETRY IN THE AILERONS. THE ACFT LANDED SAFELY & WHEN PARKED AT THE FBO, CREW NOTICED RT FLAP EXTENDED & LT WAS RETRACTED. MAINT ARRIVED ON SIGHT & FOUND FLAP CONTROL ROD FROM THE FLAP SECTOR ATTACHING TO LEADING EDGE OF FLAP DISCONNECTED. CONNECTING BOLT WAS FOUND INSIDE WING & TAIL OF THE BOLT HAD BEEN SHEARED AT COTTER PIN HOLE. DETERMINED THE BOLT WAS INSTALLED INCORRECTLY WITH NO CLEARANCE FROM THE TAIL TO THE REAR SPAR OF WING. NORMALLY THE HEAD IS TOP TO BOTTOM ON MOST SITUATIONS, THIS PARTICULAR BOLT MUST BE INSTALLED "UPSIDE DOWN' FOR CLEARANCE PURPOSES & SECURED WITH A CASTLE NUT WITH COTTER PIN. BOLT REPLACED & FLAP/WING STRUCTURE WAS INSPECTED WITH NO DAMAGE. BOLT INSTALLATION/VERIFICATION ON ENTIRE FLEET WAS INSPECTED BEFORE ANY DEPARTURES ALLOWED. 1 OF REST OF THE FLEET HAD BOLTS INSTALLED INCORRECTLY. THERE WERE NO CLEARANCE ISSUES WITH ACFT. BOLTS REMOVED & INSTALLED CORRECTLY, ACFT HAD BEEN DOWN FOR SCHEDULED MAINT.