What was found
FOUND A CRACKED FITTING LEAKING BLEED AIR INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. BLEED AIR HAD MELTED A WIRE BUNDLE ABOVE IT AT THE CONNECTOR PLUG, CAUSING THE RT GENERATOR TO TRIP OFF LINE.
- Difficulty date
- June 19, 2013
- Submitted
- August 9, 2013
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N75RL
- Make and model
- Beech 400A
- Aircraft serial
- RK312
- System (JASC)
- 3610 · Pneumatic Distribution System
- Part
- Tube
- Part number
- 45A4030141
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Bleed Air Sys
- 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.