Service difficulty report · Bolt · Bell 407

Difficulty date
September 22, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Bell 407
Aircraft time
10,121 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C47B
Part
Bolt
Part number
406010120101
Condition
Cracked
Location
M/R Blade
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) WHEN INSTALLING THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES, FOUND VISUAL INDICATION OF A CRACKED MAIN ROTOR BLADE BOLT. COMPLETED A LIQUID PENETRATE INSPECTION ON ALL 8 BOLTS AND FOUND 2 BOLTS SUSPECTED OF BEING CRACKED. BOLTS WERE SENT TO FOR MAGNETIC PARTICLE INSPECTION, THEY ALSO CONFIRMED BOLTS WERE CRACKED BY MPI AND LPI. THIS ACFT WAS INVOLVED IN A SUDDEN STOPPAGE IN OCT OF 2013 AND HEAD WAS OVERHAULED IAW OHM THE BLADE BOLTS ARE REQUIRED TO BE MPI`D. THE WORK ORDER WAS OBTAINED AND THE MPI WAS COMPLETED ON NOV 4 2013. THE CRACKED BOLTS WERE REPLACED WITH O/H BOLTS.

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