Service difficulty report · Bracket · Agusta A119

Difficulty date
February 6, 2017
Submitted
February 21, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N103CF
Make and model
Agusta A119
Aircraft serial
14021
Aircraft time
8,606 hours, 21,763 cycles
Part
Bracket
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 2049
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

SEVERAL CRACKS HAVE BEEN FOUND ON AN AN BRACKET ATTACHED TO THE AIRCRAFT COCKPIT AND FUSELAGE. FIRST CRACK WAS ON THE LT JUST AFT OF THE GREENHOUSE WINDOW AT BS 2049.5, WL 1550-1400, LBL 125 AND MEASURED 3.5 INCHES. THE SECOND CRACK WAS LOCATED ON THE RT SIDE AT BS 2049.5, WL 1550-1400, RBL 150 AND MEASURED 6 INCHES. THE BRACKET WAS REMOVED TO INVESTIGATE FURTHER. UNDER THE REMOVED BRACKET IS AN ADDITIONAL L SHAPED BRACKET THAT ALSO HAD CRACKS LOCATED ON THE INSIDE OF THE COCKPIT. THE BRACKET WAS THEN PARTIALLY REMOVED TO INVESTIGATE CONDITION UNDERNEATH TO FINS ANOTHER CRACK ON THE FUSELAGE BULKHEAD RT SIDE AT BS 2049.5, WL 1550-1400, RBL 150. THIS CRACK HAS MEASURED 1.5 INCHES IN LENGTH.

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