SDR 96ZZZX1981

Service difficulty report · Elevator · Agusta A109A2

Difficulty date
March 30, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N1VH
Make and model
Agusta A109A2
Aircraft serial
7273
Part
Elevator
Part number
10902000293
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Sync Elev
Part time
3,574 hours
Stage of operation
IN
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

LEFT SYNC ELEVATOR SHOWED CRACKS ALONG EDGE AND INTO ATTACH FITTING HOLES. RIB PN 109-0200-04-7 AND PN 109-0200-02-59. FURTHER DISASSEMBLY REVEALED CRACKS IN FORWARD SPAR AND SPAR DOUBLER PN 104-0200-02-49 AND AFT SPAR AND AFT SPAR DOUBLER PN 109-0200-02-33. CRACKING APPEARS TO DEVELOP FROM LOOSENING OF THE ATTACH ANGLES LOCATED ON THE SPARS AND ATTACHED TO THE INBOARD RIB.