What was found
DURING TRANSITION FROM CLIMB TO CRUISE FLIGHT THE ACFT DEVELOPED A SEVERE VIBRATION. FOUND TAIL ROTOR DAMPER ROD END BROKEN. REPLACED TAIL ROTOR BLADE AND DAMPER.
- Difficulty date
- September 30, 2008
- Submitted
- April 8, 2009
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N139JP
- Make and model
- Agusta AB139
- Aircraft serial
- 31039
- Aircraft time
- 1,934 hours
- Engine
- Pwc PT6C67C
- System (JASC)
- 6420 · Tail Rotor Head
- Part
- Rod End
- Part serial
- LK1148
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- T/R Damper
- Part time
- 478 hours
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- E
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.