What was found
THE NEW DESIGN SWASHPLATE BOOT P/N 3G6230L01851 SEPARATED AND TORE AFTER 13.3 HOURS OPERATING TIME. BOOT WAS REMOVED AND SPLIT BOOT P/N 3G6230A06231 WAS INSTALLED.
- Difficulty date
- May 1, 2023
- Submitted
- May 2, 2023
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N139FW
- Make and model
- Agusta AB139
- Aircraft serial
- 31022
- Aircraft time
- 8,680 hours, 16,885 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 6230 · Main Rotor Mast/Swashplate
- Part
- Boot
- Part number
- 3G6230L01851
- Part serial
- NA
- Condition
- Torn
- Part time
- 13 hours, 19 cycles
- 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.