SDR 20030782

Service difficulty report · Truss · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
January 15, 2005
Submitted
January 17, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N253GL
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft serial
UE253
Aircraft time
17,849 hours, 22,660 cycles
Part
Truss
Part number
12991004713
Part serial
A1097
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Engine
Part time
17,849 hours, 22,660 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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

WHILE PERFORMING OTHER NON-RELATED MAINTENANCE, THE LT ENGINE TRUSS WAS DISCOVERED TO BE COMPLETELY CRACKED THRU (360 DEGREES) ON THE LOWER LT TUBE JUST ABOVE THE ATTACH BRACKET FOR THE LOWER ENGINE AIR CAN ASSY, ADJACENT TO THE P3 BLEED LINE. NO OBVIOUS CHAFFING DAMAGE WAS NOTED, AND APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN CORRODED FROM INSIDE. ALSO, A SMALL HOLE WAS NOTED ON SAME TUBE AT TUBE WELD JUNCTION AT MAIN ATTACH POINT. TRUSS REMOVED FOR FURTHER EVALUATION BY MANUFACTURER. NEW TRUSS INSTALLED, AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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