What was found
HEATER FAILED PRESSURE DECAY TEST. CRACK IN BURNER TUBE, POSSIBLY CAUSED FROM TOO HIGH FUEL PRESSURE.
- Difficulty date
- January 26, 2011
- Submitted
- February 4, 2011
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N4083Y
- Make and model
- Piper PA31350
- Aircraft serial
- 318152100
- Engine
- Lyc TIO540*
- System (JASC)
- 2140 · Heating System
- Part
- Tube
- Part number
- T4048
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Heater
- Part time
- 460 hours
- Component
- Heater
- Component part number
- CD140481
- 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.