# AgustaWestland Bollettino Tecnico 109SP-094: No revision named - Rights: © Leonardo S.p.A. Filed by the FAA in regulations.gov docket FAA-2015-3781; AD 2016-18-18 incorporates this document by reference. Not covered by OpenAirDocs’ CC0 dedication. - Document: [AgustaWestland Bollettino Tecnico 109SP-094](https://openairdocs.org/service-documents/leonardo/109sp-094.md) - Title as filed: AgustaWestland BT 109SP-094 - Pages: 5 - PDF: https://openairdocs.org/files/sha256/55/0d/550d43cfec49615893942aca384b972c8bf6d085be953e0b7db1966df3c43624 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/service-documents/leonardo/109sp-094/file/550d43cfec49 ## Text Each page's text from the PDF; open the PDF at a page with #page=N. ### Page 1 BOLLETTINO TECNICO N° 109SP -094 The technical content of this document is approved under the authority of DOA nr EASA.21J.005. DATE March 25th, 2 015 REV. April 07, 2011 Compliance with this bulletin is: Pa ge 1 of 4 SUBJECT: TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT P/N 109-8412-02-1 and -3. REASON: Provide the necessary instructions to inspect the tail rotor drive shaft assy P/N 109-8412-02-1 and -3 for cracks. HELICOPTERS AFFECTED: All the AgustaWestland AW109 SP helicopters. COMPLIANCE: Within and not later than 50 flight hours or 3 months after the date of issuance of this Bollettino Tecnico. DESCRIPTION: During a scheduled servicing on an A109S three cracks have been found on the tail rotor drive shaft assy P/N 109-8412-02-1. Cracks are not related to fatigue failure of the shaft subject to the design loads. As a precautionary measure AgustaWestland has issued this Bollettino Tecnico to prescribe a “one time ” tail rotor drive shaft inspection for cracks within the time allowed in the “COMPLIANCE” paragraph. REQUIRED MANPOWER: An estimated 9 manpower hours are required for compliance with this Bollettino. WARRANTY: Owners/Operators who comply with the instructions of this Bulletin, no later than the applicable date in the “Compliance section” will be eligible to receive REQUIRED MATERIALS on free of charge basis. NOTE: Customers who fail to comply with the instructions in this bulletin before the compliance date are not eligible for the aforementioned special policy. AgustaWestland S.p.A Via Giovanni Agusta, 520 21017 Cascina Costa di Samarate (VA) Italy T el.: +39 0331 229111 - Fax: +39 0331 229605/222595 MANDATORY An appropriate entry should be made in the aircraft log book upon accomplishment. If ownership of aircraft has changed, please, forward to new owner. ### Page 2 B.T. 109SP-094 Page 2 of 4 Please Issue relevant M.M.I.R. form ( (M)aintenance (M)alfunction (I)nformation (R)eport ) to your Warranty Administration Dpt. REQUIRED MATERIALS: The following material s may be required to apply this Bollettino if the prescribed inspection gives negative results: P/N DENOMINATION Q.TY 109-8412-02-1 TR drive shaft assy A.R. 109-8412-02-3 TR drive shaft assy A.R The following consumable material is required to apply this Bollettino: SPECIFICATION DENOMINATION Q.TY TT-N-95 Aliphatic Naphtha A.R. Ty 2 (Code.531055030) MIL-C-16173D Corrosion inhibitor A.R. Grade 2 CL 2 (Code 999999999000000194) SPECIAL TOOLS: Magnifying glass 5X WEIGHT AND BALANCE CHANGES: N.A. REFERENCES: 0B-A-AMP-00-X Maintenance Publication. PUBLICATIONS AFFECTED: N.A. COMPLIANCE INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Prepare the helicopter on ground for a safe maintenance and disconnect any power supply , in accordance with the instructions given in the 0B-A-AMP-00-X Maintenance Publication. 2. Gain access to the tail rotor drive shaft opening all the necessary doors and panel s in accordance with the instructions given in the 0B-A-AMP-00-X Maintenance Publication. 3. Remove both tail rotor drive shaft assemblies P/N 109 -8412-02-1 and -3 in accordance with the instructions given in the 0B-A-AMP- 00-X Maintenance Publication. 4. Perform the inspection of the tail rotor drive shaft s for cracks as follows: 4.1. Clean the components of the tail rotor drive shaft installation with the clean Cloth and the Aliphatic naphtha. ### Page 3 B.T. 109SP-094 Page 3 of 4 4.2. Dry with filtered compressed air. CAUTION Apply the Corrosion inhibitor to the tail rotor drive shaft components if you do not do the inspection immediately after their removal and cleaning. 4.3. Examine the external surface of the Tail rotor shaft P/N 109 -8412- 02-1 and -3 for cracks with the help of the Magnifying glass 5X and a source of light. 5. If no cracks are found reinstall the TR drive shaft in accordance with the instructions given in the 0B-A-AMP-00-X Maintenance Publication and go to step 7. 6. If cracks are found replace the TR drive shaft assy P/N 109 -8412- 02-1 and/or -3 (depending of inspection results) with a new one in accordance with the instructions given in the 0B-A-AMP-00-X Maintenance Publication. 7. Reinstall all the panels and close all the doors removed or opene d in the step 2. 8. Return the helicopter to a ready to flight condition. 9. Send the attached compliance form to the following email box: Aw109.mbx@agustawestland.com. As an alternative, gain access to My Communications section on Leonardo Web Portal on AW website and compile the “Technical Bulletin Application Communication. ### Page 4 B.T. 109SP-094 Page 4 of 4 FIGURE 1 (Crack Example) ### Page 5 Note: Remarks: Informazioni: Information: Al fine di gestire le varianti alla configurazione base, in relazione all’emissione de l Bollettino Tecnico, preghiamo di voler compilare il presen- te modulo in tutte le sue parti e spedirlo all’indirizzo sopra indicato. Si ringrazia per la gentile collaborazione data. We request your cooperation in filling this form, in order to keep out statistical data relevant to aircraft configuration up- to-date. The form should be filled in all its parts and sent to the above address. We thank you beforehand for the information given. MODULO APPLICAZIONE BOLLETTINO TECNICO TECHNICAL BULLETIN COMPLIANCE FORM Data: Date: Numero: Number: Revisione: Revision: Prego spedire a questo indirizzo: Please send to the following address: AGUSTAWESTLAND S.p.A. CUSTOMER SUPPORT & SERVICES - ITALY PRODUCT SUPPORT ENGINEERING DPT. Via del Gregge, 100 21015 Lonate Pozzolo (VA) - ITALY Tel.: +39 0331 664905 Fax: +39 0331 664684 Telefono: Telephone: Fax: Data Applicazione B.T.: B.T. Compliance Date: Denominazione Cliente ed Indirizzo: Customer Name and Address: Modello Elicottero Helicopter Model S/N Matricola Tail Number Ore Totali Total Hours Ore D.U.R. T.S.O. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain, except the copies of manufacturers’ service documents, which belong to their rights holders.