Service difficulty report · Bolt · Skrsky S64E

Difficulty date
November 21, 2006
Submitted
May 1, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Skrsky S64E
Aircraft time
33,853 hours
Engine
Pwa JFTD12A4A
Part
Bolt
Part number
NAS146A37
Condition
Damaged
Location
Tail Boom
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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) THE AIRCRAFT WAS INVOLVED IN HELICOPTER LOGGING OPERATIONS. THE YARDING PROFILE WAS A DOWN HILL FLIGHT FROM THE HARVEST CUT BLOCK TO A ROAD SIDE LOG LANDING. AFTER ENCOUNTERING DOWN FLOWING WIND CONDITIONS THROUGH OUT THE FIRST LOGGING CYCLE OF THE DAY THE FLIGHT CREW ELECTED TO SHUTDOWN AND WAIT FOR MORE FAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS. DURING A ROUTINE POST FLIGHT INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT, THE MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL WERE CHECKING THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER FOR GENERAL CONDITION AND SECURITY WHEN THEY DISCOVERED IT TO BE LOOSE. FURTHER INSPECTION OF THE STABILIZER TO PYLON FORWARD ATTACHMENT FITTINGS REVEALED THE BOLT THAT ATTACHES THE (2) FITTINGS WAS MISSING. A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE ENTIRE AIRCRAFT UNCO