Service difficulty report · Bolt · Bell 407

Difficulty date
May 31, 2010
Submitted
January 4, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Bell 407
Part
Bolt
Part number
406010120101
Condition
Cracked
Location
M/R Hub
Part time
4,030 hours
Component
Hub · Bell
Component part number
407010100109
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) CIRCULAR CRACK AT THE JUNCTION OF THE HEAD OF THE BOLT AND THE CYLINDER SECTION WAS FOUND AND CONFIRM BY A 10X MAGNIFYING GLASS AND A FLUORESCENT PARTICLE INSPECTIONS. THE EXACT CONDITIONS HOW THE CRACK WAS FIRST SUSPECTED ARE UNKNOWN. BOLD S/N: A-FS3444

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