Service difficulty report · Spar · Agusta A109A

Difficulty date
December 18, 2012
Submitted
December 20, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N23RX
Make and model
Agusta A109A
Aircraft serial
7205
Aircraft time
9,147 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C20B
Part
Spar
Condition
Cracked
Location
Tailboom
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.

What was found

DURING A 300 HR INSPECTION OF THE VERTICAL FIN REAR SPAR, FOUND A 1" IN LENGTH CRACK AT STATION 9704.8.

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