SDR 95ZZZX2088

Service difficulty report · Nut · Bell 412

Difficulty date
March 15, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N2071S
Make and model
Bell 412
Aircraft serial
33046
Part
Nut
Part number
NAS5778A
Condition
Failed
Location
Tail Boom
Part time
10,127 hours
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

WHILE INSTALLING TAIL BOOM WHEN COMING UP TO REQUIRED TORQUE ON UPPER RT TAIL BOOM TO FUSELAGE ATTACHMENT BOLT PN NAS 628, A 'POP' NOISE WAS HEARD AND THE BOLT THREADS SEEMED TO BE STRIPPED. THE BOLT AND NUT WERE REMOVED AND THE NUT WAS FOUND SPLIT IN TWO PIECES. CAUSE UNKNOWN.

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