Service difficulty report · Wire · Agusta A109S

Difficulty date
November 20, 2011
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Agusta A109S
Aircraft time
159 hours
Engine
Pwc PW207C
Part
Wire
Condition
Chafed
Location
Wing
Part time
157 hours
Stage of operation
NR
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) POSITION LIGHT CB POPPED, DAY FLIGHT, RESET DID NOT WORK. FLIGHT ABORTED, INSPECTION REVEALED SEVERE CHAFFING OF WIRES INSIDE THE WINGLET & HORIZONTAL STABILIZER CAUSED BY INADEQUATE SHEATHING & TIE DOWN CAUSING WIRES TO RUB ON THE WINGLET STRUCTURE ON THE LT & RT SIDES. TECH REP HAS BEEN INFORMED WORN WIRES WILL BE REPLACED.

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