HC is correct - the newest cracks are of the big highgly loaded gearbox feet (the right hand one in particular) rather than the small fliter studs.
I forgot to mention the gearbox mounting bolts were also changed out earlier this year too (just like the filter studs the first material choice was poor) and are now a nickle based steel.
Svenestron there WAS no alternative way to pass the test until it was 'invented' by Sikorsky and I doubt anyone even thought of the meaning you did when teh words were written.
I hope no other OEM is stupid enougth to use the S-92 as a precedent to try the same thing, but I doubt any regulator would let them.
I now understand the significance of JimL's comment about semantics and missing the meaning of the whole rule by focusing on the meaning of a couple of words. However it would be good if the words 'extremely remote' were taken out of the rule.