Service difficulty report · Ring · Agusta AB139

Difficulty date
July 3, 2016
Submitted
July 7, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N139CN
Make and model
Agusta AB139
Aircraft serial
41014
Aircraft time
6,395 hours
Part
Ring
Condition
Damaged
Location
Main Rotor Head
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.

What was found

DURING REMOVAL OF THE MAIN ROTOR HEAD ASSY, FIVE PRESSURE BOLTS WERE NOTED OF HAVING A LOSS OF TORQUE PRIOR TO REMOVAL. AFTER REMOVAL OF THE MAIN ROTOR HEAD ASSY, AND FURTHER INSPECTION, DAMAGE WAS FOUND TO THE LOWER CONICAL RING AND TO THE LOWER CONICAL RING SEAT ON THE MAST. DAMAGE TO THE CONICAL RING SEAT MEASURED .680 IN X .172 IN AND THE DEEPEST PIT MEASURING 0.019 IN. (0.48MM)

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