What was found
DURING COMPLIANCE OF AGUSTA TB 109-50B PT. 2, 25-HOUR MAIN ROTOR BLADE INSPECTION, A CRACK WAS FOUND STARTING FROM THE TRAILING EDGE EXTENDING CHORD-WISE FOR APPROXIMATELY 40 MM, 2070 MM FROM THE BLADE ROOT.
- Difficulty date
- November 6, 1998
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N109SL
- Make and model
- Agusta A109A2
- Aircraft serial
- 7299
- System (JASC)
- 6210 · Main Rotor Blades
- Part
- Blade
- Part number
- 1090103019
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Main Rotor
- Part time
- 1,539 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
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