Service difficulty report · Hook · Snias SA330J

Difficulty date
March 29, 2018
Submitted
March 30, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N339EV
Make and model
Snias SA330J
Aircraft serial
1285
Aircraft time
6,702 hours
Part
Hook
Condition
Broken
Location
External Load
Stage of operation
EX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
D
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

WHILE FLYING, THE PILOTS FELT A BUMP IN THE AIRCRAFT AND LOOKED DOWN USING THE CARGO MIRRORS TO SEE THE LOAD IMPACT THE WATER. INSPECTION OF THE HOOK SYSTEM WAS DONE AND WAS FOUND TO BE BROKEN, INTERNAL STEEL CABLE STILL INTACT, ALLOWING FOR THE HOOK TO BE MANUALLY ACTUATED AND OPENING THE HOOK AS IT SWUNG FROM SIDE TO SIDE.