What was found
ON REMOVING THE TAIL ROTOR GEARBOX COWLING TO PERFORM AN INSPECTION, NOTED DAMAGE TO THE GEARBOX CASE CAUSED BY IMPROPER HARDWARE LOCATION. DAMAGE WAS NOTED TO BE 3.34MM DEEP.
- Difficulty date
- May 21, 2018
- Submitted
- May 23, 2018
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N511SL
- Make and model
- Agusta A119
- Aircraft serial
- 14028
- Aircraft time
- 3,163 hours, 12,780 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PT6*
- Engine time
- 2,237 hours, 6,303 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 6520 · Tail Rotor Gearbox
- Part
- Case
- Part number
- 109044006105
- Part serial
- H52454
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- T/R Gear Box
- 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.