Service difficulty report · Clamp · Cessna 650

Difficulty date
March 30, 2005
Submitted
March 30, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 650
Aircraft serial
6500069
Aircraft time
9,507 hours
Engine
Garrtt TFE731*
Engine time
9,507 hours
Part
Clamp
Part number
NE102668
Condition
Broken
Location
Tailpipe
Part time
9,507 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

IN FLIGHT, TAILPIPE CLAMP FAILED ALLOWING HOT GASSES TO ENTER NACELLE REGION. PAINT ON HOT AIR SHIELD/DUCTING WAS BLISTERED. N-1 TACHOMETER BEGAN TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY, ITT IND WENT OUT, FIRE LIGHT CAME ON, HIGH-PRESSURE BLEED AIR DUCT OVERHEAT WARNING CAME ON. LANDING, ENG WAS EXAMINED, NO IND OF DAMAGE TO INTERIOR OF NACELLE. SS SHIELDS, WHICH FORM COOL AIR DUCT AROUND REAR OF ENGINE, FOUND TO HAVE BLISTERED AND BURNED AWAY PAINT. SHROUDS WERE CLOSELY EXAMINED, FOUND TO BE INTACT WITHOUT DEFORMATION OR RUPTURES. CLAMP WAS REPLACED, TEST RUNS SHOWED ALL INDICATIONS RETURNED TO NORMAL OPERATION, INDICATIONS DURING TEST RUNS THAT INCLUDED HIGH POWER. NO MFG REQUIREMENT TO REPLACE THIS PRIOR TO FAILURE.

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