Service difficulty report · Duct · Cirrus SR22

Difficulty date
October 27, 2012
Submitted
October 27, 2012
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cirrus SR22
Aircraft time
1,056 hours, 1,108 cycles
Part
Duct
Condition
Displaced
Location
Cockpit
Part time
1,056 hours, 1,108 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
M
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

OPERATOR ACTIVATED THE HEATING SYSTEM. THE SIDE CONSOLE WAS GETTING WARM TO HOT. SHUTDOWN THE HEATING SYS. MX OPENED THE SIDE CONSOLE AND FOUND ONE OF THE 3 DUCTS THAT CONNECT TO THE SELECTOR BOX WAS SLIPPED OF THE BOX CONNECTING DUCT. FOUND THAT THIS DUCT (METAL CONSTRUCTION) WAS SLIGHTLY CONICAL AND HAD NO LIP AT THE OUTSIDE END OF THE DUCT TO PREVENT FROM SLIPPING OFF OF THE HOSE. WITH THIS CONDITION, THE HEATING HOSE CAN SLIP OF THE DUCT.

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