What was found
CRACK WAS NOTED LOCATED ON TAIL BOOM NEXT TO TRDS BEARING SUPPORT ON L/H SIDE. CRACK IS APPROX 5IN LONG. DEBONDING WAS FOUND ON R/H SIDE OF TAILBOOM IN SAME AREA.
- Difficulty date
- October 25, 2016
- Submitted
- November 1, 2016
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N9YENT
- Make and model
- Agusta AW139
- Aircraft serial
- 41368
- Aircraft time
- 1,943 hours
- System (JASC)
- 5302 · Rotorcraft Tail Boom
- Part
- Support
- Part number
- 3G5350A00135
- Part serial
- PZL009
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Tailboom
- Part time
- 1,943 hours
- 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.