Service difficulty report · Bulkhead · Agusta A109E

Difficulty date
April 15, 2020
Submitted
April 15, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N7UC
Make and model
Agusta A109E
Aircraft serial
11088
Aircraft time
6,115 hours, 19,501 cycles
Part
Bulkhead
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Part time
6,115 hours, 19,501 cycles
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

DURING HEAVY MAINTENANCE, CRACKS WERE FOUND ON 2 BULKHEADS. LOCATION IS APPROXIMATELY F.S. 3525, ROUGHLY LOCATED ON THE BULKHEADS BENEATH THE AFT TRANSMISSION SUSPENSION BAR ATTACHMENTS. THE TWO CRACKED BULKHEADS ARE ORIGINAL VERSIONS OF THE FOLLOWING P/N'S; 109-0390-24-133 REV.B1, 109-0330-51-103M01, 109-0390-24-109 REV.B1. THERE IS A REPAIR THAT HAS BEEN CREATED SPECIFICALLY FOR THIS KNOWN CRACKING LOCATION;ASRP-3C-A-53-36-02-01A-664A-D UPPER BULKHEAD AT STA 3525- SPECIAL REPAIR PROCEDURE.

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