Service difficulty report · Duct · Beech 200CBEECH

Difficulty date
February 3, 2009
Submitted
February 12, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N7232R
Make and model
Beech 200CBEECH
Aircraft serial
BL69
Aircraft time
9,010 hours, 6,677 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A42
Part
Duct
Part number
1019100491112
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 400
Part time
9,010 hours, 6,677 cycles
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

DURING REPLACE OF THE RT ENGINE, AFT LOWER COWLING FWD BULKHEAD P/N 101-910038-3, CRACKS WERE DISCOVERED IN THE LT AND RT COWLING AFT DUCTS P/N 101-910049-11 AND 101-910049-12 UPPER MOUNTING FLANGES. THIS AREA IS ONLY ACCESSIBLE BY REMOVING THE PANEL (DOOR) PN 101-910049-47 LOCATED IN THE CTR OF THE AFT COWL DUCT ASSY AND USING A BRIGHT LIGHT AND A MIRROR OR BY USE OF A BORESCOPE. THIS PROBLEM WAS DISCOVERED ON A HIGH TIME ACFT WITH 9010 HOURS TT IN SERVICE, BUT THE CONDITION COULD BE PRESENT ON LOWER TIME ACFT. RECOMMEND THIS AREA BE INSPECTED DURING A 'DETAILED ENGINE INSP' SUCH AS A PHASE 4 OF THE ACFT RECOMMENDED INSP PROGRAM.