Service difficulty report · Frame · Agusta A109E

Difficulty date
December 19, 2003
Submitted
December 19, 2003
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N1YU
Make and model
Agusta A109E
Aircraft serial
11130
Aircraft time
242 hours
Part
Frame
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
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

CRACKED FRAMES AT TB/VERTICAL FIN JUNCTION. ADDITIONALLY THE VERTICAL FIN STRUCTURE IS CRACKED AS WELL. THIS IS THE SECOND SHIP IN THE LAST 90 DAYS THAT HAS HAD THIS SAME DAMAGE FOUND. THE SRM DETAILS THE INDICATIONS AND REPAIR FOR THE FRAMES. AUGUSTA PROVIDED DATA FOR THE VERTICAL FIN REPAIR. THIS REPORT IS SUBMITTED IAW OUR IPM AND AS REQUIRED BY 14 CFR 145.63.

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