What was found
PRE DEPARTURE CHECKS FOUND RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR AFT AXLE BOLT HAD HEXAGONAL HEAD SHEARED OFF. PROBABLE CAUSE: FATIGUE, STRESS.
- Difficulty date
- June 20, 2001
- Submitted
- July 19, 2001
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N10MB
- Make and model
- Doug DC1030F
- Aircraft serial
- 47907
- Engine
- Ge CF650C2
- System (JASC)
- 3213 · Main Landing Gear Strut/Axle/Truck
- Part
- Bolt
- Part number
- ARG7026501
- Part serial
- CPT1183
- Condition
- Sheared
- Location
- Rt Aft Axle
- Part time
- 29,871 hours
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- D
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.