Service difficulty report · Damper · Agusta AW139

Difficulty date
November 19, 2015
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Agusta AW139
Aircraft time
673 hours
Engine
Pwc PT6C67C
Part
Damper
Part number
3G6220V01352
Condition
Broken
Location
Main Rotor
Part time
586 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
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) DURING CRUISE FLIGHT THE AIRCREW FELT AN ABNORMAL VIBRATION COME ON ALL OF A SUDDEN. THEY REDUCED AIRSPEED AND LOWERED LANDING GEAR. LANDED BACK AT BASE. UPON INSPECTION AFTER THE ACFT HAD SHUTDOWN, ON OF THE MAIN ROTOR DAMPERS WAS FOUND HANGING FROM 1 END. THE BORE OF THE INBD END OF THE DAMPER WHICH RETAINS THE SPHERICAL BEARING HAD FAILED.

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