Service difficulty report · Retainer · Agusta A119

Difficulty date
September 12, 2016
Submitted
September 26, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N207CF
Make and model
Agusta A119
Aircraft serial
14006
Aircraft time
6,783 hours, 17,495 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6*
Engine time
7,306 hours, 14,337 cycles
Part
Retainer
Part number
109036178105
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Part time
6,783 hours, 17,495 cycles
Stage of operation
AA
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

ON THE EVENING OF 9/21/2016, A CRACK WAS DISCOVERED VERTICALLY ADJACENT OF THE LT A/F DOOR PILLAR LATCH DURING A PREFLIGHT BY THE PILOT. A REPAIR SCHEME HAS BEEN REQUESTED FROM MFG FOR A/F PILLAR AND A/F SLIDING DOOR POST OUTER SHEET METAL COVER IS ON ORDER.

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