Service difficulty report · Support Frame · Agusta A109E

Difficulty date
May 8, 2017
Submitted
May 9, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7UC
Make and model
Agusta A109E
Aircraft serial
11088
Aircraft time
5,546 hours, 17,562 cycles
Engine
Pwc PW206C
Engine time
1,561 hours, 17,562 cycles
Part
Support Frame
Condition
Cracked
Location
Door Frame
Part time
5,546 hours
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

THE PILOTS AFT DOOR POST IS CRACKED AT JUNCTION WHERE THE POST ATTACHES TO THE FLOOR. THE CRACK STARTS ON THE INSIDE AND REACHES AROUND TO THE FRONT SIDE OF THE POST.

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