Service difficulty report · Blade · Agusta A109E

Difficulty date
November 7, 2004
Submitted
November 8, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N200BK
Make and model
Agusta A109E
Aircraft serial
11072
Aircraft time
1,143 hours
Engine
Pwc PW206C
Engine time
1,143 hours
Part
Blade
Part number
109813201111
Part serial
J75218
Condition
Cracked
Location
Tail Rotor
Part time
620 hours
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

PILOT FELT VIBRATION IN TAIL ROTOR PEDALS DURING APPROACH. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION REVEALED THAT 1 TAIL ROTOR BLADE HAD A CHORD WISE CRACK BEGINNING AFT OF THE SPAR AND EXTENDING THROUGH THE TRAILING EDGE OF THE BLADE. THE CRACK WAS THROUGH BOTH SKINS AND THE HONEYCOMB CORE. SB109EP-30 REV B AND AD 02-25-51 PROVIDE INSPECTION CRITERIA FOR RECURRING INSPECTIONS IN THIS AREA.

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