What was found
DURING INSPECTION OF THE TAILBOOM ATTACHMENT POINTS, A CRACK ABOUT 1.5 INCHES LONG WAS DISCOVERED ON THE TOP LT LONGERON AT STA 8700MM.
- Difficulty date
- December 14, 2006
- Submitted
- December 14, 2006
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N805HD
- Make and model
- Agusta AB139
- Aircraft serial
- 31051
- Aircraft time
- 400 hours
- Engine
- Pwa PT6*
- System (JASC)
- 5302 · Rotorcraft Tail Boom
- Part
- Longeron
- Part number
- 3P5340A11951
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Tailboom
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.