What was found
ON A NORMAL APPROACH TO THE H AT THE NORTH RAMP, AT ABOUT 150 AGL, WE SUDDENLY FELT A STRONG VIBRATION. WE PROCEEDED TO LAND AND SHUT DOWN ON THE H (NO TAXI). POST FLIGHT REVEALED THAT ONE TAIL ROTOR DAMPER DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT.
- Difficulty date
- August 29, 2022
- Submitted
- September 1, 2022
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N152PH
- Make and model
- Agusta AW139
- Aircraft serial
- 41316
- Aircraft time
- 8,412 hours, 12,799 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 6420 · Tail Rotor Head
- Part
- Damper
- Part number
- 3G6420V00455
- Part serial
- LK17918
- Condition
- Departed
- Location
- Tail Rotor
- Part time
- 1,518 hours
- Stage of operation
- LD
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- E
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.