Service difficulty report · Stabilizer · Agusta AW139

Difficulty date
November 19, 2025
Submitted
January 14, 2026
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N9YTKB
Make and model
Agusta AW139
Aircraft serial
41395
Aircraft time
8,312 hours, 18,358 cycles
Engine
Pwc PT6C67C
Part
Stabilizer
Part number
3G5510A05432
Part serial
PLY044
Condition
Cracked
Location
Leading Edge
Part time
10,062 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

REFENCES ARE MADE TO SDR UNIQUE CONTROL #2026FA0000017, #2026FA0000018 AND #2026FA0000020 RAISED PREVIOUSLY. #2026FA0000017 - ERRORS WERE MADE WHEN ENTERING THE AIRCRAFT SERIAL NUMBER (9Y-TKB) THIS SHOULD READ "41395" AS CORRECTED, #2026FA0000018 - DIFFICULTY DATE (1/12/2026) THIS IS CORRECT TO 11/19/2025 AND #2026FA0000020 - COMPONENT TT AND TSN WAS CORRECTED TO 10062.47HRS AND ADDITIONAL DETAILS TO INSPECTIONS CARRIED OUT SUBSEQUENTLY. SEE DETAILS OF THIS REPORT. DURING A VISUAL INSPECTION OF 9Y-TKB AFTER FLIGHT THE LINE SUPERVISORS DISCOVERED THE CRACK ON THE TAILPLANE ASSEMBLY LEFT LEADING EDGE LOWER PANEL. LOCATION OF CRACK IS ESTIMATED TO BE STA 12370 AND BL (-940 THRU -718). THE CRACK IS APPROXIMATELY 222MM IN LENGTH AND RUNS ALONG THE STATION LINE STA 12370. A LOGBOOK ENTRY (LBE 206/25) WAS RAISED TO RECORD THIS DEFECT. OEM WAS ENGAGED VIA PSE/TQ/2025/220653 ON 19TH NOVEMBER 2025. REPLACEMENT OF TAILPLANE ASSEMBLY WAS CARRIED OUT ON RESPECTIVE LOGBOOK ENTRY 206/25. TALO/379/25 RAISED TO CARRY OUT MAINTENANCE ON TAILPLANE ASSEMBLY IN OVERHAUL SHOP. A DETAIL INSPECTION WAS CARRIED OUT I.A.W AMP-39-A-55-11-00-00A-31AB-A. NO IMPACT DAMAGE WAS FOUND. THE AFFECTED TAILPLANE LEFT LEADING EDGE ASSY P/N 3G5510A05731M01 WAS REPLACED.

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