Service difficulty report · Mount · Agusta A109E

Difficulty date
March 3, 2012
Submitted
April 8, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N5UV
Make and model
Agusta A109E
Aircraft serial
11150
Aircraft time
4,662 hours, 19,243 cycles
Engine
Pwc PW206C
Part
Mount
Part number
10906052415
Condition
Damaged
Location
Nr 2 Engine
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

AFTER INSTALLING NR 2 ENGINE, DISCOVERED INBD BI-POD MOUNT LOOSE AT LOWER ENGINE DECK FLOOR. CHECKED NR 1 ENGINE AND DICOVERED IT ALSO WAS LOOSE. SUSPECT DAMAGE TO U-CHANNEL AT STRUCTURE WHERE INBD MOUNTS CONNECT. IN THE PROCESS OF REMOVING ENGINE TO FURTHER INVESTIGATE IN CONTACT WITH TECH AND FOLLOWING ENGINEERING STEPS TO FURTHER EVALUATE DAMAGE.

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