# SDR PN1R202605120001

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: May 12, 2026
- Submitted: May 12, 2026
- Operation: General aviation
- Filed by: [Sterling Corporation, repair station PN1R406K](https://openairdocs.org/faa-repair-station/PN1R406K/sterling-corporation.md) (OpenAirDocs)
- Aircraft: [N568AE](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N568AE), registered now
- Make and model: Aerosp AS355*
- System (JASC): [6210 · Main Rotor Blades](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/6210)
- Part: Bolt
- Condition: Unserviceable
- Location: Main Rotor
- Stage of operation: IN
- How discovered: V
- Nature of condition: O
- Precautionary procedure: K
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/PN1R202605120001

## Discrepancy

ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, ON THE AS350B3, 6EA MAIN ROTOR STARFLEX ATTACHMENT BOLTS WERE FOUND TO BE UNSERVICEABLE. NOTE: THE STARFLEX IS ATTACHED TO THE MAIN ROTOR SHAFT USING 12EA BOLTS  AND 12EA BARREL NUTS.

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