Service difficulty report · Tube · Hughes 369D

Difficulty date
December 8, 2008
Submitted
December 22, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N8617F
Make and model
Hughes 369D
Aircraft serial
570128D
Engine
Allsn 250C20B
Part
Tube
Part number
369H8407
Condition
Unserviceable
Location
Bleed Air
Part time
272 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

THIS DEFECT WAS DETECTED DURING TROUBLESHOOTING FOR AN ENGINE PWR PROBLEM. THIS FLEX TYPE TUBE ASSY WAS INSTALLED IN CONJUCTION WITH AN STC FROM ENG PWR PROBLEM. THIS FLEX TYPE TUBE ASSY WAS INSTALLED IN CONJUNCTION WITH AN STC, PC SAFETY VALVE KIT SE5511NM. AFTER THE DEFECT WAS DETECTED, THE KIT FOR SAFETY VALVES WAS REMOVED AND THE ORIGINAL HARD LINE WAS RE-INSTALLED. THE STC KIT WILL NOT FIT IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WITHOUT THE USE OF THE FLEX BLEED AIR TUBE. THESE TUBE ASSY ARE VERY SENSITIVE TO BREAKAGE AFTER THEY HAVE TAKEN A SET. (K)