Service difficulty report · Bulkhead · Agusta A119

Difficulty date
November 20, 2008
Submitted
November 25, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N820NA
Make and model
Agusta A119
Aircraft serial
14011
Aircraft time
3,913 hours, 11,107 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6B37A
Engine time
2,982 hours, 5,589 cycles
Part
Bulkhead
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuselage
Part time
3,913 hours, 11,107 cycles
Stage of operation
AA
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.

What was found

A CRACK LOCATED AT STA 3627, WL 1235, BL 510 (LT SIDE) FWD BULKHEAD RADIATING INBD AND OTBD FROM A RIVET. THE CRACK MEASURES APPROX 3.5 INCHES TOTAL. THE RIVET IS USED TO ATTACH A CAST FITTING TO THE BULKHEAD AND IS THE LOWER LT RIVET. THE CAST FITTING IS PART OF THE FWD LT MAIN GEAR BOX STRUT ATTACHMENT POINT.

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