Service difficulty report · Blade · Agusta A109

Difficulty date
May 11, 2007
Submitted
May 31, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N109CJ
Make and model
Agusta A109
Aircraft serial
7280
Engine
Allsn 250C20B
Part
Blade
Part number
1090103019
Part serial
1841R
Condition
Cracked
Location
Main Rotor
Part time
2,031 hours
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

SKIN CRACKS WERE DISCOVERED IN THIS BLADE UPON INVESTIGATION OF AN UNUSUALLY HIGH VIBRATION LEVEL AS REPORTED BY THE PILOT. THE ONE-PER-REV VERTICAL VIBRATION WAS ESPECIALLY NOTICEABLE DURING THE LANDING PHASE OF FLIGHT. INSPECTION OF THIS BLADE REVEALED CORD-WISE CRACKS IN THE TOP AND BOTTOM SKINS WHICH EXTEND FROM THE TRAILING EDGE AT STA 3135 TO THE AFT EDGE OF THE SPAR AT STA 3123. THE CRACKS THEN EXTEND SPAN-WISE FROM STA 2940 TO STA 3225. THE CRACK IN THE LOWER SKIN BISECTS A SKIN REPAIR AT STA 3130, APPROXIMATELY 2 INCHES FORWARD OF THE TRAILING EDGE. THIS REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITH AD 2000-15-20 AND BT 109-111 UNDER WO NR 8-080132-84, DATED 4/24/2006. BT 109-50, PART I REQUIRES DAILY VISUAL INSP