Service difficulty report · Rib · Agusta A109C

Difficulty date
October 31, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N100S
Make and model
Agusta A109C
Aircraft serial
7644
Part
Rib
Part number
1090200059
Condition
Broken
Location
Horiz Stab
Part time
1,697 hours
Component
10902000293
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

RIB IS BROKEN. THE LEAD TIP WT BOLTED TO THE OUTB RIB (APPROX. 4 LBS.), WAS FOUND RATTLING AROUND IN THE LT HORIZ STAB TIP CAP. FURTHER INVEST REVEALED THAT THE TIP WT, SECURED TO THE OUTB RIB WITH BOLTS AND ALUM RIVNUTS, PULLED THE RIVNUTS OUT OF THE RIB ELONGATING THE RIVNUT HOLES IN THE RIB AND DEFORMING THE LEAD TIP WT. UPON REMOVAL OF THE RIB FOR REPL, FOUND THE FWD STAB SPAR (P/N109-0200-02-7) WAS COMPLETELY BROKEN JUST INB OF THE OUTB RIB.

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