Service difficulty report · Bearing · Agusta AW119MKII

Difficulty date
September 4, 2015
Submitted
September 9, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N354LL
Make and model
Agusta AW119MKII
Aircraft serial
14822
Aircraft time
573 hours, 1,791 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6B37A
Part
Bearing
Part number
109013005117
Part serial
MOR4337
Condition
Cracked
Location
Tail Rotor
Part time
1,791 hours
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 A0521 NT, 100 HR TAIL ROTOR INSPECTION, WAS REMOVING THE TAIL ROTOR CROSS HEAD ASSEMBLY & FOUND THE BLADE END PC LINK BEARING CRACKED WITH A CHUNK MISSING FROM THE FLANGE AREA OF THE BEARING, THE SPHERICAL SURFACE WAS INTACT. R & R PC LINK. EXCESSIVE TORQUE WAS NOT NOTED AT REMOVAL.

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