Service difficulty report · Hinge Pin · Bell 407

Difficulty date
December 15, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bell 407
Part
Hinge Pin
Part number
407064009XXX
Condition
Migrated
Location
Xmsn Door
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
D
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) MECHANIC REPORTED A TRANSMISSION COWL DOOR LT THE ACFT IN FLIGHT. THE MECHANIC REPORTED HE BELIEVES THE HINGE PIN MIGRATED OUT OF THE TOP OF THE HINGE AND THE BOTH THE PIN AND THE DOOR LT THE ACFT. NO OTHER DAMAGE WAS REPORTED TO THE ACFT.

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