Service difficulty report · O-Ring · Agusta A119

Difficulty date
March 8, 2011
Submitted
March 8, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N521RC
Make and model
Agusta A119
Aircraft serial
14019
Aircraft time
2,820 hours, 13,206 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6B37A
Engine time
2,589 hours, 5,397 cycles
Part
O-Ring
Part number
AS3209017
Part serial
NA
Condition
Broken
Location
Press Oil Line
Part time
543 hours, 5,397 cycles
Stage of operation
AA
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

FAILURE OF O-RING AT SLIP JOINT OIL PRESSURE STAINLESS STEEL LINE ON LT SIDE OF ENGINE FEEDING THE ENGINE REDUCTION GEAR BOX. LARGE AMOUNT OF ENGINE OIL FOUND ON THE GROUND AFTER SHUTDOWN FROM FLIGHT. ALSO, LARGE AMOUNT OF ENGINE OIL SATURATING THE TAIL BOOM.

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