Service difficulty report · Flange · Agusta AW119MKII

Difficulty date
January 10, 2014
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Agusta AW119MKII
Aircraft time
407 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6B37A
Part
Flange
Part number
109040803101
Condition
Damaged
Location
Rotor Brake
Part time
407 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
E
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 SHUTDOWN, DURING ROTOR BRAKE APPLICATION, CREW REPORTED GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM TRANSMISSION AREA, AND EXCESSIVE VIBRATIONS WERE FELT THROUGH THE AIRFRAME. ACFT WAS INSPECTED BY MAINTENANCE, THE ROTOR BRAKE FLANGE AND OUTPUT SPLINE WERE FOUND TO BE DAMAGED BEYOND LIMITS. THE MAIN GEAR BOX WAS REMOVED FROM THE ACFT AND ARE AWAITING MFG TO REMOVE THE OUTPUT SPLINE IN ORDER TO DETERMINE THE FAILURE OF THE SPLINE.

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