Service difficulty report · Bolt · Bell 230

Difficulty date
October 22, 2009
Submitted
October 22, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N880SF
Make and model
Bell 230
Aircraft serial
23024
Part
Bolt
Condition
Sheared
Location
Hydraulic Pump
Part time
269 hours
Component
Hydraulic Pump · Abex
Component part number
6513201
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

2 BOLTS HOLDING THE BACK PUMP COVER ON, SHEARED AND ALLOWED ALL OF THE FLUID IN THE SYSTEM TO BE PUMPED OVERBOARD CAUSING A LOSS OF THE NR 1 HYD SYS. (K)

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