What was found
BROKEN BOLT FOUND ON PRE-FLIGHT INSPECTION. HELICOPTER IS USED FOR MULTIPLE ROLES INCLUDING PERSONNEL TRANSPORT, EXTERNAL LOAD, WATER DROPPING, AND RECONNAISSANCE. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME, BUT IS BEING DETERMINED. (X)
- Difficulty date
- September 25, 2000
- Submitted
- October 19, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N13HF
- Make and model
- Snias AS350B1
- Aircraft serial
- 2267
- System (JASC)
- 6220 · Main Rotor Head
- Part
- Bolt
- Part number
- 350A37124420
- Part serial
- 21338
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Main Rotor
- Part time
- 980 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.