Service difficulty report · Crosstube · Agusta A119

Difficulty date
March 19, 2009
Submitted
June 16, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Agusta A119
Aircraft time
563 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6B37A
Part
Crosstube
Part number
109057004101
Condition
Sheared
Location
Landing Gear
Part time
1,029 hours
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

(CAN) AFTER LANDING THE ACFT IN THE SNOW AND LOWERING THE COLLECTIVE LEVER A LOUD BANG WAS HEARD BY THE PILOT UNDER THE ACFT. UPON SHUTDOWN AND FURTHER INVESTIGATION THE FWD LANDING GEAR CROSSTUBE WAS FOUND SHEARED AT THE RT ATTACHMENT SADDLE. NO OTHER DAMAGE WAS FOUND. AT THE TIME OF THE OCCURENCE THE ACFT WAS EQUIPPED WITH AN STC APPROVED HELI-UTILITY BASKET THAT WAS FOUND PROPERLY INSTALLED IAW THE STC.

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