SDR AC2A113056

Service difficulty report · Attach Fitting · Agusta AB139

Difficulty date
November 28, 2006
Submitted
December 11, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N139JP
Make and model
Agusta AB139
Aircraft serial
31039
Aircraft time
276 hours
Part
Attach Fitting
Condition
Cracked
Location
Tailboom-Fuse
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

THREE (3) CRACKS FOUND IN FUSELAGE TO TAILBOOM ATTACH STRUCTURE ON FUSELAGE SIDE. (1 )CRACK IN THE RADIUS OF THE BULKHEAD AND (2) CRACKS RADIATING FROM HILOK FASTENERS ON OUTER STRUCTURE THAT ENCAPSULATES THE ATTACH FITTING IN THE UPPER LT ATTACH POINT.

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