What was found
DURING PREFLIGHT AMT FOUND A CRACK AT THE INBOARD UPPER LUG OF ONE OF THE MAIN ROTOR DAMPERS. THIS WAS DETECTED VISUALLY WITH NO ENHANCEMENTS. DEFECTIVE DAMPER WAS REMOVED AND A SERVICEABLE DAMPER WAS INSTALLED.
- Difficulty date
- May 31, 2022
- Submitted
- May 31, 2022
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N901XM
- Make and model
- Agusta AW109SP
- Aircraft serial
- 22422
- Aircraft time
- 844 hours
- System (JASC)
- 6220 · Main Rotor Head
- Part
- Damper
- Part number
- 109011239105
- Part serial
- MCR04150
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Main Rotor Syste
- Part time
- 844 hours
- Component
- Main Rotor Head · Agusta
- Component part number
- 109011202115
- Stage of operation
- AA
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- P
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.