Service difficulty report · Rod End · Agusta A109E

Difficulty date
January 28, 2004
Submitted
March 23, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N109DU
Make and model
Agusta A109E
Aircraft serial
11503
Part
Rod End
Part number
3637GR85
Condition
Broken
Location
Rotor Brake
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

ON SHUTDOWN A BUMP WAS FELT WHEN ENGINES WERE SET TO IDLE, SHUTDOWN AND WHEN ROTOR BRAKE WAS APPLIED. ON POST FLIGHT BROKEN DAMPER ROD END WAS FOUND. PROBABLE CAUSE WAS POSSIBLE MATERIAL DEFECT. AD2003-26-04 DAMPER ROD END INSPECTION ADDRESSES THIS PROBLEM.

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