What was found
DURING PREFLIGHT OF AIRCRAFT, MAIN ROTOR BLADE P/N 709-0104-01-101 S/N L173 WAS FOUND WITH A 3-4 INCH SECTION OF THE LEADING EDGE ABRASION STRIP HAD BECOME UNBONDED ON THE MOST INBOARD LOWER SIDE OF THE ABRASION STRIP.
- Difficulty date
- January 24, 2019
- Submitted
- January 25, 2019
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N521RQ
- Make and model
- Agusta A119
- Aircraft serial
- 14019
- Aircraft time
- 4,708 hours, 20,346 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PT6B37A
- Engine time
- 4,883 hours, 8,111 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 6210 · Main Rotor Blades
- Part
- Abrasion Strip
- Condition
- Debonded
- Location
- Rotor Blade
- Part time
- 6,629 hours, 20,582 cycles
- Component
- Rotor Blade · Agusta
- Component part number
- 709010401101
- Stage of operation
- UK
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.