Service difficulty report · Longeron

Difficulty date
June 10, 2006
Submitted
June 10, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N45HV
Part
Longeron
Part number
1090371231
Condition
Cracked
Location
Tailboom
Part time
1,900 hours
Component
Tailboom · Agusta
Component part number
109037017111
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

DURING FLIGHT A BANG WAS HEARD, AIRCRAFT SHUDDERED MOMENTARILY, PILOT SUSPECTED BIRD STRIKE. FLIGHT CONTINUED TO LANDING SITE. AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED FOR DAMAGE, NO EVIDENCE OF BIRD STRIKE OR ANY DAMAGE WAS NOTED. DURING A SUBSEQUENT AIRFRAME INSPECTION LT UPPER TAILBOOM TO FUSELAGE FITTING WAS FOUND CRACKED. A/C AND COMPONENT TOTAL TIME APPROXIMATELY 1900.0 HRS.