Service difficulty report · Bleed Tube · Cessna 441

Difficulty date
December 2, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N544AL
Make and model
Cessna 441
Aircraft serial
4410120
Part
Bleed Tube
Part number
57153064
Condition
Burned
Location
Bs 130
Part time
16,447 hours
Stage of operation
NR
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

ELECTRIC POWER WIRES CHAFED INTO BLEED AIR TUBE CAUSING BLEED AIR LEAK. BREAKERS DID NOT POP. WIRE NR'S P10616, LT FEEDER; P105A6 RT FEEDER; P96F6, LT AVIONICS; P95G6 RT AVIONICS. ALL 4 WIRES WELDED THEMSELVES TO BLEED TUBE AT STA 130. CHECKED ANOTHER C-441; WIRES WERE ROUTED DIFFERENTLY. SUBMITTER SUSPECTED OTHER C-441'S WILL HAVE SOME PROBLEM.

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