SDR 96ZZZX3156

Service difficulty report · Rib · Agusta A109A2

Difficulty date
May 31, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N1YH
Make and model
Agusta A109A2
Aircraft serial
7264
Part
Rib
Part number
10902000259
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Sync Elev
Part time
4,183 hours
Component
10902000293
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 CRACKS APPEARING ALONG EDGE OF THE INBOARD RIB, PN 109-0200-02-59, AND PN 109-0200-04-7. DISASSEMBLY REVEALED LOOSE ATTACH ANGLES ON SPAR. CRACKED FRONT AND REAR SPAR. CRACKED SPAR DOUBLERS, PN 109-0200-02-49 AND DASH 33. RECURRING PROBLEM, 5 THIS FLEET.