What was found
DURING A SCHEDULED INSPECTION THE ELEVATOR TORQUE TUBE WAS FOUND CRACKED APPROXIMATELY 90% THROUGH. HAD IT CRACKED COMPLETELY THE ELEVATOR COULD HAVE DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE TAIL AND POSSIBLY HIT THE TAIL ROTOR.
- Difficulty date
- September 1, 2023
- Submitted
- September 1, 2023
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N68NM
- Make and model
- Agusta A109S
- Aircraft serial
- 22086
- Aircraft time
- 2,918 hours, 8,772 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 5510 · Horizontal Stabilizer Structure
- Part
- Torque Tube
- Part number
- 1090210025A1
- Part serial
- ILS8547G
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Zone 300
- Part time
- 2,918 hours, 8,772 cycles
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- Z
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.