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Lock Bolt

5 failure reports named the lock bolt in the last ten years, 7 since 2004, most often on the Boeing 737; the condition most often found was "sheared". 4 FAA approvals let 2 companies make a replacement lock bolt, Spirit Aerosystems INC holding the most (2).

Reports by year

0012212004111212022
Reports by year, as a table
reports
20041
20151
20181
20201
20212
20221

Which system the reports file it under last ten years

Reports by system, as a table
reports
Airframe structure3
Heating, ice protection and utility systems2

How it failed the condition found, last ten years

sheared2lack of lube1loose1out of position1
Conditions found, as a table
reports
sheared2
lack of lube1
loose1
out of position1

Approved replacement parts 4 parts manufacturer approvals

A parts manufacturer approval (PMA) lets a company other than the aircraft's maker make a lock bolt and sell it as an approved part for the models named. These are the companies holding such approvals for a lock bolt:

For these models most: Dehavilland DHC-6 (2), Boeing 747 (2).

MakerPartReplacesFitsGrantedStatus
Pma Design & ManufacturingLock Bolt PDM71-340-171-340-1Viking Air Limited DHC-6-4002019-06-23current
Pma Design & ManufacturingLock Bolt PDM71-340-171-340-1Viking Air Limited DHC-6-100, 200, 300 series2008-11-13current
Spirit Aerosystems INCLOCK BOLT ASSY 69B62323-169B62323-1Boeing 747-200B SERIES, 747-200C SERIES,...2007-03-02current
Spirit Aerosystems INCLOCK BOLT ASSY 69B62323-169B62323-1Boeing 747-200B SERIES, 747-200C SERIES,...2006-01-30current

Sources: the FAA's service difficulty reports since 1995 (a report is a part that failed and was fixed, as filed by an airline, repair station or owner; the count shows reporting as much as reliability) and the parts manufacturer approvals in the FAA's Dynamic Regulatory System. The part name is the reporters' and the approval holders' own words, reduced to the first plain words so that spellings meet.