Service difficulty report · Hose · Cessna 425

Difficulty date
April 18, 2002
Submitted
April 18, 2002
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N50JN
Make and model
Cessna 425
Aircraft serial
4250232
Aircraft time
2,234 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A112
Part
Hose
Part number
AE7013002K024
Condition
Failed
Location
Engine Oil
Part time
365 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

HOSE WAS INSTALLED ON 10-15-99 1869.1TT. CURRENT AIRCRAFT TIME 2234.8 HRS. THIS HOSE LASTED 365.7 HRS. THIS HAS BEEN AN ON GOING PROBLEM WITH THIS AIRCRAFT. CESSNA SUPERSEEDED THE ORIGNAL HOSE P/N AS705976-1 TO THE AE7013002K024 WHICH IS SLIGHTLY LONGER,IN HOPES TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM,BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. THESE HOSES ARE BLOWING OUT AT THE BEND RADIOUS. THE HOSES NEED TO BE LONGER OR A DIFFERENT STYLE. THIS IS THE SECOND M&D REPORT ON THIS AIRCRAFT.

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