SDR 96ZZZX1809

Service difficulty report · Bolt · Aerosp AS355F1

Difficulty date
April 8, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N376E
Make and model
Aerosp AS355F1
Aircraft serial
5213
Part
Bolt
Part number
350A37124520
Condition
Broken
Location
M/R Starflex
Part time
1,719 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

FOUR BOLTS THAT SECURE THE MAIN ROTOR STARFLEX TO THE MAIN ROTOR MAST WERE FOUND BROKEN DURING TROUBLESHOOTING OF AN OUT-OF-BALANCE CONDITION WITH THE MAIN ROTOR SYSTEM. THERE ARE A TOTAL OF 12 BOLTS IN THE SYSTEM. AN ADDITIONAL 3 BOLTS FAILED WHEN THE SYSTEM WAS BEING DISASEMBLED. ALL OF THE BOLTS IN THE MAST WERE FOUND SEVERELY CORRODED.

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