SDR 97ZZZX4829

Service difficulty report · Rib · Agusta A109C

Difficulty date
October 21, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N100S
Make and model
Agusta A109C
Aircraft serial
7644
Part
Rib
Part number
1090200059
Condition
Broken
Location
Lt Horiz Stab
Part time
1,697 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

RIB IS BROKEN. THE LEAD TIP WEIGHT THAT IS BOLTED TO THE OUTBOARD RIB (APPROXIMATELY 4 POUNDS), WAS FOUND RATTLING AROUND IN THE LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER TIP CAP. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE TIP WEIGHT, WHICH IS SECURED TO THE OUTBOARD RIB WITH BOLTS AND ALUMINUM RIVNUTS, PULLED THE RIVNUTS OUT OF THE RIB.

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