Service difficulty report · Crossmember · Agusta A119

Difficulty date
October 30, 2009
Submitted
October 30, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N318P
Make and model
Agusta A119
Aircraft serial
14039
Aircraft time
3,350 hours, 9,872 cycles
Part
Crossmember
Part number
109057004103
Condition
Cracked
Location
Mlg Skid
Component
Skid · Agusta
Component part number
109057004103
Stage of operation
TX
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

FORWARD RIGHT HAND LANDING SKID CROSS MEMBER FAILED NEAR ATTACHMENT POINT BRACKET. CIRCUMFERENTIAL CRACK APPEARS TO HAVE STARTED AT CROSS MEMBER RIVET ATTACHMENT POINT, ORIGINATING FROM RIVET HOLES. HEAVY CORROSION NOTED FROM LACK OF CORROSION PREVENTIVE COATINGS DURING MANUFACTURING. THIS FAILURE OCCURRED DURING GROUND MOVEMENT OF THE HELICOPTER ON DOLLY. HOWEVER THIS TYPE OF FAILURE DURING A LANDING WOULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT.

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