SDR 2023F00015

Service difficulty report · Coupler · Agusta AW109SP

Difficulty date
January 4, 2023
Submitted
January 4, 2023
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N431HC
Make and model
Agusta AW109SP
Aircraft serial
22404
Aircraft time
313 hours
Part
Coupler
Condition
Debonded
Location
Drive Shaft
Part time
313 hours, 990 cycles
Component
Drive Shaft
Component part number
1098412023
Stage of operation
NR
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

#2 DRIVE SHAFT COUPLER APPEARS TO HAVE BECOME DEBONDED, AND THE ANTI-SLIPPAGE PIN CANNOT ROTATE, INDICATING A POTENTIAL SLIPPAGE.

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