Service difficulty report · Skin · Agusta A119

Difficulty date
December 19, 2017
Submitted
December 20, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N609CF
Make and model
Agusta A119
Aircraft serial
14018
Aircraft time
4,207 hours, 8,901 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6B37A
Engine time
2,900 hours, 7,828 cycles
Part
Skin
Condition
Cracked
Location
Tailboom
Part time
4,207 hours, 8,901 cycles
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

AFTER PILOT WASHED AIRCRAFT, BS 8081, WL 1300 ON PILOTS SIDE OF TAIL BOOM THERE WAS A 2.5 INCH CRACK SEEN BETWEEN THE MOUNTED STRINGER RIVET LINES. A SECOND CRACK WAS LOCATED AT BS 8085, WL 1400 ON PILOTS SIDE OF TAILBOOM THERE WAS A 2.25 INCH CRACK NOTED AFTER A DYE PEN INSPECTION ON THE UPPER STRINGER RIVET LINE. AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION, A THIRD CRACK WAS LOCATED AT BS 7826, 3 INCHES LEFT OF BL ON ATTACHMENT RING FOR FLUX VALVE AND VHF ANTENNA COVER SUPPORT. CRACK ON ATTACHMENT RING IS APPROXIMATELY 2.25 INCHES LONG THROUGH RING CHANNEL.

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