Service difficulty report · Bolt

Difficulty date
March 14, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Part
Bolt
Part number
NAS66051
Condition
Mismanufactured
Location
Transmission
Component
Transmission · Bell
Component part number
206040004111
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING ASSEMBLY OF A TRANSMISSION AFTER OVERHAUL A NEW BATCH OF BOLTS WAS BEING USED. 1 OF THE BOLTS OUT OF THE BAG WAS FOUND TO HAVE BEEN IMPROPERLY DRILLED DURING MFG. THE BOLT WAS DISCARDED AND ALL OTHER BOLTS IN THAT BATCH INSPECTED WITH NO OTHER DEFECTS NOTED.