Service difficulty report · Attach Bolt · Skrsky S64F

Difficulty date
October 13, 2020
Submitted
October 13, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N159AC
Make and model
Skrsky S64F
Aircraft serial
64084
Aircraft time
19,088 hours, 12,453 cycles
Engine
Pwa JFTD12A5A
Part
Attach Bolt
Part number
NAS62815
Condition
Broken
Location
#2 High Speed Sh
Component
High Speed Shaf · Skrsky · NMN
Component part number
643520564045KIT
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PILOTS SUDDENLY FELT A VIBRATION AND HEARD A HOWLING NOISE. THEY RETURNED TO THE LANDING SITE AND SHUT DOWN. AT INSPECTION, MAINTENANCE FOUND 1 OF 3 NAS628-15 BOLT BROKEN IN HALF ON THE NR 2 HIGH SPEED SHAFT ON THE FORWARD END, WHERE IT ATTACHES TO THE FREE TURBINE COUPLING. BOTH HALVES OF THE BROKEN BOLT ARE BEING RETURNED TO THIS REPAIR STATION AND THE MANUFACTURER, (ERICKSON) FOR INVESTIGATION. THIS REPORT IS BEING MADE AT THIS TIME TO COMPLY WITH REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. NOTE THAT PART TT, TC AND TIME SINCE WERE ALL SET TO 0.0 BECAUSE THE REPORT DOES NOT ALLOW "UNKNOWN".