---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 230.38"
title: "49"
number: "230.38"
heading: "Telltale holes."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/230.38"
---

# §230.38. Telltale holes.

- (a) **Staybolts less than 8 inches long.** All staybolts shorter than 8 inches, except flexible bolts, shall have telltale holes 3/16 inch to 7/32 inch diameter and at least 1 1/4 inches deep in the outer end.
- (b) **Reduced body staybolts.** On reduced body staybolts, the telltale hole shall extend beyond the fillet and into the reduced section of the staybolt. Staybolts may have through telltale holes.
- (c) **Telltale holes kept open.** All telltale holes, except as provided for in [§ 230.41](/cfr/49/230.41.md), must be kept open at all times.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 20103, 20107, 20702; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note; and 49 CFR 1.89.

### Source

Source: 64 FR 62865, Nov. 17, 1999, unless otherwise noted.