Service difficulty report · Duct · Gulstm G1159A

Difficulty date
August 9, 2010
Submitted
August 18, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N456AL
Make and model
Gulstm G1159A
Aircraft serial
405
Aircraft time
9,384 hours, 5,253 cycles
Part
Duct
Part number
1159AC2005563
Condition
Damaged
Location
Apu Bleed Air
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
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 POST FLIGHT INSP WITH THE APU RUNNING AND BLEED AIR SELECTED ON, IT WAS NOTED THAT THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE INSULATION OF THE APU AND GROUND START DUCT, AND BLEED AIR FELT TO BE ESCAPING. FURTHER INVESTIGATION FOUND THAT A TWO (2) INCH CRACK HAD DEVELOPED IN THE WELDED SEAM AT THE "Y" SECTION OF THE APU AND GROUND START DUCT.