What was found
DURING AN ANNUAL INSPECTION & 3 YEAR HOOK OVERHAUL THE MECHANIC PULLED DOWN ON THE CARGO HOOK, AND THE LT HARD POINT BRACKET FAILED, LEAVING THE CARGO HOOK BEAM SUPPORT HELD ONLY BY THE RIGHT BRACKET.
- Difficulty date
- October 24, 2002
- Submitted
- October 24, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N407HS
- Make and model
- Bell 407
- Aircraft serial
- 53256
- Aircraft time
- 646 hours, 762 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2550 · Cargo Compartments
- Part
- Cargo Hook
- Part number
- 52801700
- Part serial
- 049
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Cargo Handling
- Part time
- 520 hours, 5 cycles
- 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.