What was found
(CAN) DURING A TORQUE CHECK OF THE TAILBOOM ATTACH, 1 BOLT WOULD NOT TORQUE. INSPECTION REVEALED A CRACKED THREADED RECEPTACLE ON 1 ANCHOR NUT AND THE BOLT THREADS SLIGHTLY GALLED AT LOCATION NR 7.
- Difficulty date
- February 3, 2012
- Submitted
- September 14, 2015
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Bell 429
- System (JASC)
- 5302 · Rotorcraft Tail Boom
- Part
- Bolt
- Part number
- MS2125006017
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Tailboom
- Part time
- 382 hours
- 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.