Service difficulty report · Bulkhead · Agusta A109A2

Difficulty date
May 20, 2003
Submitted
June 16, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Agusta A109A2
Engine
Allsn 250C20B
Part
Bulkhead
Part number
1090372441
Condition
Cracked
Location
Tail Boom
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

(CAN) DURING A SCHEDULE INSPECTION, IT WAS REVEALED ON A PREVIOUS REPAIR, WITH LESS THAN 302 HOURS, BULKHEAD AND REPAIRED DOUBLER WERE CRACKED. AS WELL 2 FURTHER CRACKS WERE FOUND APPROXIMATELY 5 INCHES ABOVE INITIAL CRACK IN BULKHEAD. ALL CRACKS DESCRIBED ABOVE IS BETWEEN STA. 9036.0 TO STA 9248.7 & WL 18950.0 TO WL 1547.5 AMD AT BL 0.00 TO RBL 800.