Service difficulty report · Attach Fitting · Agusta A109E

Difficulty date
September 8, 2003
Submitted
September 8, 2003
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N6VZ
Make and model
Agusta A109E
Aircraft serial
11099
Aircraft time
702 hours
Engine
Pwa PW206B
Part
Attach Fitting
Part number
109063064103
Condition
Loose
Location
Fuel Control
Part time
796 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ENGINE FUEL CONTROL LINKAGE ATTACHING NUT HAS BACKED OUT. THIS HAS ACCURED FIVE TIMES IN THE PAST, ON DIFFERENT AIRFRAMES OPERATED. THE RESULT OF THE NUT BACKING OFF THE FUEL CONTROL ACTUATING SHAFT CAUSED A LOSS OF MANUAL CONTROL VIA THE POWER LEVER IN COCKPIT. THE A109E POWER CONTROL SYSTEM IS ONE OF A REDUNDENT NATURE , SO NO LOSS OF POWER WAS EXPERIENCED IN FLIGHT. THESE AIRCRAFT ARE NOT OPERATED IN CIVILIAN CATAGORY, AND THIS DISCREPENCY IS OF AN ISOLATED NATURE, WHICH HAS BEEN CORRECTED USING UPDATED INSPECTION METHODS LOCALLY.

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