SDR 072242002

Service difficulty report · Tee Fitting · Cessna 650

Difficulty date
July 22, 2002
Submitted
July 22, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N385CW
Make and model
Cessna 650
Aircraft serial
6500145
Aircraft time
7,069 hours, 4,910 cycles
Part
Tee Fitting
Part number
621456120
Condition
Cracked
Location
Bleed Air
Part time
7,069 hours, 4,910 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CABIN PRESSURIZATION IN SIGNAL SOURCE. REPLACED SEVERAL VALVES PARTIALLY CORRECTED PROBLEM FURTHER INSPECTION REVEALED BLEED AIR T-FITTINGS ON RIGHT HAND PRECOOLER INBOARD AND OUTBOARD SIDES CRACKED. REPLACED BOTH T-FITTINGS, PERFORMED OPERATIONAL CHECK FLIGHT AND FOUND SATISFACTORY.

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