Service difficulty report · Heater · Beech 95B55

Difficulty date
August 15, 2003
Submitted
August 15, 2003
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech 95B55
Aircraft serial
TC1541
Engine
Cont IO470*
Part
Heater
Part number
D83A28
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
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

HEATER COMBUSTION TUBE CRACKED SEVERELY IN MULTIPLE LOCATIONS WHICH LIKELY INDICATES THAT CRACKS HAVE EXISTED FOR SOME TIME.BIG PROBLEM IS THAT THERE IS NO REQUIRED PRESSURE DECAY TEST FOR THESE HEATERS. PRESSURE DECAY TESTING SUCH AS REQUIRED FOR OTHER HEATER MODELS IAW AD 96-20-07 IS PROBABLY MOST EFFICIENT METHOD OF DETERMINING CONDITION OF COMBUSTION TUBE.

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