Service difficulty report · Swashplate · Agusta AW119MKII

Difficulty date
June 19, 2018
Submitted
September 27, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N586LF
Make and model
Agusta AW119MKII
Aircraft serial
14809
Aircraft time
2,428 hours, 7,151 cycles
Part
Swashplate
Part number
1090110635
Part serial
V113
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 200
Part time
2,428 hours, 7,151 cycles
Component
Swashplate Assy · Agusta
Component part number
109013402103
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
D
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 2400 HOUR INSPECTION, NDT (FLUORESCENT PENETRATION) PERFORMED ON SWASH-PLATE FIXED ASSEMBLY WHERE INDICATIONS OF CRACKS WERE PRESENT IN THE RECESS WHERE THE DUPLEX BEARING SITS. NDT WAS PERFORMED A SECOND TIME WITH THE INDICATIONS STILL VISIBLE. SWASH-PLATE HAS BEEN RETURNED TO FOR FURTHER EVALUATION TO CONFIRM CRACKS.

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