SDR 96ZZZX2920

Service difficulty report · Bulkhead · Agusta A109A2

Difficulty date
May 17, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N109TS
Make and model
Agusta A109A2
Aircraft serial
7276
Part
Bulkhead
Condition
Cracked
Location
Aft Cabin
Part time
2,234 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

INSPECTION FOUND AFT CABIN BULKHEAD LOCATED AT STA + 3.5 METERS, AT WATERLINE + 1 METER (LEFT SIDE), 3 INCH CRACK FROM INSPECTION LIGHTENING HOLE TO BOTTOM OF LT MAIN ROTOR TRANSMISSION VERTICAL STRUT ATTACH BRACKET. SUSPECT BULKHEAD FABRICATED FROM MATERIAL TOO 'THIN' TO ALLOW FOR HIGH GROSS-WEIGHT OPERATION, OR MANUFACTURING FLAW.