What was found
DURING INSP OF THE TAIL ROTOR ASSY, A CRACK WAS FOUND BETWEEN THE BLADE RETENTION BOLT AND THE FACTORY BALANCE WEIGHT PLATES.
- Difficulty date
- September 16, 2009
- Submitted
- October 26, 2009
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N165P
- Make and model
- Agusta A119
- Aircraft serial
- 14030
- Engine
- Pwa PT6*
- System (JASC)
- 6420 · Tail Rotor Head
- Part
- Rotor Head
- Part number
- 709016048101
- Part serial
- L199
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Tail Rotor
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.