What was found
DURING POST-FLIGHT INSPECTION, THE T/R FIPS SLIP RINGWIRES WERE FOUND TO BE CHAFED AND BROKEN, CAUSING ARCING DAMAGE ON THE TAIL ROTOR HUB DAMPER BRACKETS.
- Difficulty date
- May 10, 2012
- Submitted
- June 6, 2012
- Operation
- General aviation
- Filed by
- DT1R098K
Leonardo Helicopters U.S. Corporation - Aircraft
- N361G
- Make and model
- Agusta AW139
- Aircraft serial
- 41240
- Aircraft time
- 84 hours, 193 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 3060 · Propeller/Rotor Anti-Ice/De-Ice System
- Part
- Slip Ring
- Part number
- 4G6420V00151
- Part serial
- 037R
- Condition
- Chafed
- Location
- Zone 300
- Part time
- 34 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.