Service difficulty report · Screw · Bell 206L3

Difficulty date
January 13, 2000
Submitted
May 10, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N41AZ
Make and model
Bell 206L3
Aircraft serial
51087
Part
Screw
Part number
MS2467813C
Condition
Broken
Location
Screw Head Port
Component
Hydraulic Pump · Abex
Component part number
206076030101
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

P/N MS24678-13C - SCREWS FOUND WITH HEAD BROKEN OFF, LOCKWIRE STILL ATTACHED TO SCREW HEAD DURING ACFT INSP ON HYD PUMP. HYD PUMP HAS 2 SCREWS OF THIS P/N WHICH RETAIN PORT CAP AND 2 SCREWS WITH DIFFERENT P/N. THE 2 DIFFERENT P/N SCREWS WERE THE ONLY ONES RETAINING PORT CAP ON THE PUMP, BOTH 2 EACH MS28678-13C HEADS FAILED. 2 FAILED SCREWS TESTED, SEVERE HYDROGEN EMBRITTLEMENT. HYD PUMP O/H 6-23-99, INSTALLED 8-12-99, REMOVED 12-10-99, TSO 260.7 HRS. 2 FAILED SCREWS REPLACED AT O/H WITH NEW, TRACEABLE BY LOT 000062775 MFG 99660-1. ON SIDE OF SCREW HEAD, MFG IDENTIFIED WITH ''CBS''. HYD PUMP WITH FAILED SCREWS REPLACED WITH NEW, RETURNED TO SERVICE. FAILED SCREWS, LOT 000062775, CUSTOMERS TO BE NOTIFIE

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