What was found
DURING PRE-FLIGHT CHECK, FUEL CELL INTERNAL BAFFLE STRING WAS FOUND UNLACED AND SHREDDED. NEW LACE CORD WAS INSTALLED FOLLOWING THE MALFUNCTION.
- Difficulty date
- February 8, 2013
- Submitted
- February 13, 2013
- Operation
- General aviation
- Filed by
- DT1R098K
Leonardo Helicopters U.S. Corporation - Aircraft
- N119HF
- Make and model
- Agusta A119
- Aircraft serial
- 14719
- Aircraft time
- 1,183 hours, 4,620 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PT6B37A
- Engine time
- 510 hours, 485 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2810 · Fuel Storage
- Part
- Baffle
- Condition
- Unlaced
- Location
- Fuel Cell
- Part time
- 1,183 hours
- Component
- Fuel Cell
- Component part number
- 109090040202
- 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.