SDR 98ZZZX4433

Service difficulty report · Mount · Snias AS350B2

Difficulty date
October 16, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N6103X
Make and model
Snias AS350B2
Aircraft serial
2723
Part
Mount
Part number
150400801
Condition
Misdrilled
Location
Flir System
Part time
81 hours
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

HARDWARE IN FLIR INSTALLATION STC NR SH7335SW-D, DRAWING 350A82-1596PG.40F7, COMPONENT P/N 350A82-1147-02 FLIR MOUNT BASIC IS DRILLED FOR WAS 1304 BOLT WITH .25 INCH DIAMETER, QD MOUNT TOP PLATE, P/N 15040080-1, IS DRILLED FOR .3125 INCH D.A. BOLT. THIS ATTACHMENT HARDWARE NAS1304-18 HAS BEEN TORQUED ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, BUT THE QD MOUNT TOP PLATE HAS BEEN FOUND TO HAVE PLAY. SUBMITTER RECOMMENDED EITHER THE TOP PLATE BE DRILLED AND BUSHED FOR .25 INCH DIAMETER BOLT OR FLIR BASIC MOUNT BE DRILLED TO ACCEPT .3125 INCH DIAMETER BOLT TO TIGHTEN UP THE INSTALLATION.