Service difficulty report · Bolt · Dhav DHC3

Difficulty date
January 30, 2000
Submitted
January 19, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Dhav DHC3
Aircraft time
22,303 hours
Engine
Pwa R134059
Part
Bolt
Part number
C3US1563
Condition
Cracked
Location
Ski
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

(CAN) AS A PRECAUTION ALL SKI BOLTS WERE INSPECTED BY NDT METHOD & 2 BOLTS WERE FOUND CRACKED. SB 2/12 RECOMMENDS TO INSPECT VISUALLY EACH 250 HRS, BOLTS THAT ATTACH TO THE A/F. THERE ARE NO BULLETONS FOR THE SKI BOLTS. RECOMMEND THAT ALL GEAR BOLTS, LEG AND SKI TO LEG SHOULD BE INSPECTED BY NDT ANNUALLY OR ON AN HOURLY BASIS.