Service difficulty report · Bellows

Difficulty date
July 20, 2010
Submitted
July 20, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Part
Bellows
Part number
2523631
Part serial
2929
Condition
Failed
Location
Fuel Control
Part time
99,999 hours
Component
Fuel Control · Honeywell
Component part number
252444076
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

EVACUATED BELLOWS THAT IS USED IN THE FUEL CONTROL, BREECHED 1.2 HOURS AFTER O/H. THE BELLOWS IS NOT OVERHAULED, JUST INSPECTED IAW THE O/H MANUAL. INSP CRITERIA AT O/H IS HEIGHT CHECK TO DETERMINE POSSIBLE BREACH, VACUUM TEST FOR BREECHING, AND A VISUAL INSP. THE FUEL CONTROL WAS TESTED ON A FLOW BENCH AFTER ASSY AND PASSED AT ALL TEST POINTS. THE BELLOWS IS NOT A TIME LIFE ITEM AND IS STRICTLY CONDITIONAL FOR SERVICEABILITY. MFG HAS REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF THE BELLOWS AT O/H FOR (1) MODEL ONLY PN 3244777, YET THIS PN BELLOWS IS USED ON SEVERAL OTHER FUEL CONTROL MODELS.