Service difficulty report · Reservoir · Cessna 550

Difficulty date
December 24, 2009
Submitted
December 24, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N6637G
Make and model
Cessna 550
Aircraft serial
5500670
Aircraft time
7,633 hours, 5,944 cycles
Part
Reservoir
Part number
99121033
Part serial
017
Condition
Out Of Tolerance
Location
Zone 700
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

RECEIVED AN INSPECTED PNEUMATIC RESERVOIR (EMERGENCY BRAKE/GEAR BLOWDOWN BOTTLE) WITH 8130-3 NR AE-67615 DATED 10/29/2009. UPON INSTALLATION AND OPS CHECKS, THE INSPECTOR DETERMINED THAT THE BOTTLE MFG DATE OF JUNE 1980 MEANT THAT THE BOTTLE LIFE LIMIT OF 24 YEARS (AS STATED IN CH 5 OF THE MM) HAD BEEN EXCEEDED BY 5 YEARS. REMOVED AND REPLACED BOTTLE S/N 017 WITH ANOTHER UNIT WHICH WAS REMOVED SERVICEABLE FROM ANOTHER CUSTOMERS ACFT.

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