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
Part serial
A35800083
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

BLACK BLADE (COLOR CODED) TIP CAP SCREWS M/R LEADING EDGE AND BOTTOM ROW. NR 1 SCREW BROKEN. CORROSION AROUND SHANK OF SCREWS (ALL) SCREW HAD BEENN WORKING WITH BREAK ABOUT 90 PERCENT THROUGH THE SCREW WITH THE LAST 10 PERCENT BREAKING WHEN SCREW REMOVED. FIRST FIVE SCREWS FROM LEADING EDGE TOP AND BOTTOM, INSTALLATION TORQUE IS (BOOK) 100 IN/LBS BREAKAWAY TORQUE TO REMOVE THESE SCREWS WAS RANGING FROM 130-170 IN/LBS. (LARGE SCREW) LAST FOUR, SMALL SCREWS, TOP AND BOTTOM (8) INSTALL TORQUE 30 IN/LBS, REMOVE BREAKAWAY TORQUE 30-50 IN/LBS.(K)