SDR 98ZZZX3852

Service difficulty report · Bolt · Hughes 369D

Difficulty date
July 21, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Hughes 369D
Part
Bolt
Part number
369A16023
Condition
Mismanufactured
Location
Tail Rotor
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

UPON UNSUCCESSFUL INSTALLATION ATTEMPT OF A NEW BOLT, THE BOLT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY MEASURED AND DETERMINED THAT THE OUTSIDE DIAMETER WAS OVERSIZED BY .001 INCH. THE REMAINING SPARE BOLTS FROM THE SAME BATCH WERE THEN MEASURED, AND ONE ADDITIONAL BOLT WAS FOUND TO EXCEED THE CORRECT DIAMETER BY .001 INCH.