Service difficulty report · Support Frame · Agusta A119

Difficulty date
December 9, 2016
Submitted
December 13, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N303CF
Make and model
Agusta A119
Aircraft serial
14010
Aircraft time
7,848 hours, 18,832 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6*
Engine time
3,726 hours, 6,575 cycles
Part
Support Frame
Condition
Cracked
Location
Engine Bay
Part time
7,848 hours, 18,832 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

A 1 INCH CRACK WAS LOCATED AT BS 4010 AFT OF FORWARD LOWER ENGINE COWLING LATCH. CRACK ORIGINATED AT THE 90 DEGREE BEND OF THE BASE TO THE EDGE OF THE MATERIAL.

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