Service difficulty report · Bolt · Cessna 402B

Difficulty date
December 12, 2003
Submitted
January 13, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N3378Q
Make and model
Cessna 402B
Aircraft serial
402B0334
Engine
Cont TSIO520*
System (JASC)
1430 · Fasteners
Part
Bolt
Part number
50452013
Condition
Broken
Location
Nose Fork
Part time
16,174 hours
Component
Retract Tube
Component part number
50452021
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

THE NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT AFTER DEPARTURE. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT PROBLEMS. FOUND THE NOSE GEAR RETRACT FORK BOLT BROKEN. THE BOLT SEPARATED AT THE LAST THREAD BEFORE WHERE THE SHANK STARTS. THE BELLCRANK THAT THE BOLT SCREWS INTO WAS ALSO DAMAGED AND WAS REPLACED AT THE SAME TIME. (PN 0842104-3) SUGGEST THESE BOLTS BE REMOVED AND INSPECTED WITH NDT INSPECTION PROCEDURE. PROBABLE CAUSE, METAL FATIGUE. (SW05200403502)

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