Service difficulty report · Bulkhead · Agusta A119

Difficulty date
April 18, 2018
Submitted
April 19, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N207CF
Make and model
Agusta A119
Aircraft serial
14006
Aircraft time
7,501 hours, 18,880 cycles
Part
Bulkhead
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bs 2049
Part time
7,501 hours, 18,880 cycles
Stage of operation
AA
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
D
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

WHILE PERFORMING REPAIR OF RT FORWARD PILOT OVERHEAD BULKHEAD FRAME IAW SRM 04-01-19, MULTIPLE CRACKS WERE DISCOVERED WHEN SEALANT WAS REMOVED AND OLD FRAME WAS REMOVED. ON FUSELAGE STATION 2049.5, WL 1550, LBL 520 LT AND RT SIDES UPPER BULKHEADS HAVE 1-2 INCH CRACKS IN SKIN ABOVE PILOT AND COPILOT UPPER BULKHEADS . ON FUSELAGE RT SKIN UNDER GREENHOUSE ATTACHMENT COMPOSITE ATTACHMENT STRIP AFT BS 2049.5, WL 1400, BL 520 AT CORNER RIVET ATTACHMENT HOLE HAS A 1-2 INCH CRACK MIGRATING FROM BOTH SIDES OF THE RIVET ATTACHMENT HOLE.

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