Service difficulty report · Skin · Agusta AW139

Difficulty date
February 24, 2016
Submitted
March 7, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N9YELL
Make and model
Agusta AW139
Aircraft serial
41363
Aircraft time
1,897 hours
Engine
Pwc PT6C67C
Part
Skin
Part number
3G5350A00135
Part serial
AV11244
Condition
Debonded
Location
Tailboom
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 INVESTIGATION FOLLOWING A HUMS RED TRDS INDICATION & A SHARP RISE NOTED ON TRDS FSA S001A7 AT CRUISE. DARF BR-WH-021 INSPECTIONS REVEALED DE-BONDED SKIN UNDER THE SUPPORT STRUCTURE FOR THE TRDS BEARING. CURRENTLY WAITING FOR A REPLY FROM ENGINEERING.

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