What was found
DURING A 1200 HOUR INSPECTION, A CRACK WAS FOUND IN THE LOWER LT TAIL BOOM ATTACH FITTING. AFTER REMOVING THE TAIL BOOM, FOUND A CRACK IN THE BULKHEAD & FRAME ASSEMBLY.
- Difficulty date
- May 4, 2017
- Submitted
- May 11, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N291HC
- Make and model
- Agusta AW109SP
- Aircraft serial
- 22313
- Aircraft time
- 1,199 hours
- Engine
- Pwc PW207C
- Engine time
- 1,199 hours
- System (JASC)
- 5302 · Rotorcraft Tail Boom
- Part
- Attach Fitting
- Part number
- 109034212103
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Tail Boom
- Part time
- 1,199 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.