Service difficulty report · Blade · Agusta A109E

Difficulty date
June 14, 2005
Submitted
July 22, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N145CF
Make and model
Agusta A109E
Aircraft serial
11149
Part
Blade
Part number
709010301109
Part serial
J8577
Condition
Cracked
Location
Main Rotor
Part time
1,172 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

A CRACKED IN THE M/R BLADE EROSION STRIP AT APPROXIMATELY MID-SPAN. BOTH UPPER AND LOWER SURFACES WERE CRACKED. (K)

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