Service difficulty report · Bolt · Bell 412

Difficulty date
October 1, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bell 412
Aircraft time
4,474 hours
Part
Bolt
Part number
AN4H20
Condition
Sheared
Location
Acm
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) 25HR AIR CONDITIONING INSPECTION C/O, LT CONDENSOR BLOWER MOTOR ATTACHMENT BOLT, 1 OF 3, WAS FOUND SHEARED AT MOTOR CASE. THIS IS THE THIRD OCCURRENCE OF THE ATTACHMENT BOLT FAILURE IN THE FLEET. ALL 3 BOLTS REPLACED WITH NEW.

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