Service difficulty report · Bolt · Snias AS350B1

Difficulty date
January 18, 2007
Submitted
May 1, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Snias AS350B1
Aircraft time
8,619 hours, 33,824 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL1D
Part
Bolt
Part number
350A13111620
Condition
Damaged
Location
Tailboom
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) THIS IS (1) OF (2) BOLTS USED TO RETAIN THE HORIZONTAL STAB. TO THE TAIL BOOM OF THE HELICOPTER. THE THREADED SECTION OF THE BOLT AND THE NUT WERE FOUND MISSING. IT APPEARS THAT THE THREADED SECTION OF THE BOLT HAD BEEN CRACKED FOR SOME TIME BEFORE DEPARTING. (TC NR 20070118010)