Service difficulty report · Screw · Skrsky S76C

Difficulty date
October 20, 2003
Submitted
October 29, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N761AF
Make and model
Skrsky S76C
Aircraft serial
760524
System (JASC)
1430 · Fasteners
Part
Screw
Part number
7615009143041
Condition
Broken
Location
M/R Tip Cap
Part time
903 hours
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

BLUE BLADE TIP CAP M/R SCREW. CORROSION AROUND ALL SCREWS, FIRST TWO THREADS. SEVERAL SCREWS APPEARED TO NO HAVE A FLUSH MOUNTING UNDER THE SCREW END. LENDING EDGE TOP SCREW HAD DEVELOPED A CRACK ( 90 PERCENT THROUGH SCREW) AND BROKE UPON REMOVAL. LARGE SCREWS, INSTALLATION TORQUE 100 IN/LBS BREAK AWAY TORQUE UPON REMOVAL WAS 170-100 IN/LBS.(K)