Service difficulty report · Strut · Pilats PC1247E

Difficulty date
March 9, 2016
Submitted
March 9, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Filed by
ZP8R849Y
Pilatus Aircraft USA Ltd.
Make and model
Pilats PC1247E
Part
Strut
Part number
5322012038
Part serial
VLG043
Condition
Misoverhauled
Location
Nlg
Part time
14,018 hours, 4,879 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

STRUT PREVIOUSLY O/H AT ANOTHER REPAIR STATION. MULTIPLE DISCREPANCIES WERE FOUND UPON TEAR DOWN. STAGE 2 HAD AN EXTRA PISTON, THE ORIGINAL PISTON WAS LEFT IN AND THE NEW PN PISTON SUPPLIED IN THE O/H KIT WAS INSTALLED BUT MISSING THE GUIDE RING. STAGE 2 VALVE SUPPORT WAS MISSING 1 OF THE 6 DRIVING PINS THAT ARE USED TO SECURE IN PLACE 3. STAGE 2 VALVE SUPPORT INSTALLED INCORRECTLY.