Service difficulty report · Bolt · Pilats PC1247

Difficulty date
December 28, 2016
Submitted
January 17, 2017
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N35WA
Make and model
Pilats PC1247
Aircraft serial
770
Aircraft time
1,715 hours
Part
Bolt
Condition
Sheared
Location
Powerpack
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, S
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF PILOT COULD NOT RETRACT GEAR. DETERMINED BY MAINTENANCE CREW THAT THE LANDING GEAR HYDRAULIC POWER PACK MOTOR CAGE BOLT HAD SHEARED AND BACKED OUT INTO MOTOR FAN ASSEMBLY. MOTOR SEIZED AND SUBSEQUENTLY BURNED OUT. ADDITIONAL DAMAGE CAUSED TO LEFT UPPER WING ROOT FAIRING BY OVERHEATING OF HYDRAULIC SYSTEM HIGH AMPERAGE RESISTOR.