SDR 96ZZZX1982

Service difficulty report · Elevator · Agusta A109A2

Difficulty date
March 30, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N55NW
Make and model
Agusta A109A2
Aircraft serial
7267
Part
Elevator
Part number
10902000294
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Sync Elev
Part time
3,580 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

RIGHT SYNC ELEVATOR CRACKS SHOWED ALONG EDGE OF INBOARD RIB. RIB PN 109-8200-02-59 AND PN 109-0200-04-7. FURTHER DISASSEMBLY REVEALED CRACKS IN FORWARD SPAR AND SPAR DOUBLER PN 109-0200-02-49 AND AFT SPAR AND 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.