SDR 95ZZZX1172

Service difficulty report · Duct · Gulstm 560

Difficulty date
February 21, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N70TG
Make and model
Gulstm 560
Aircraft serial
5600069
Part
Duct
Part number
X2292S411
Condition
Torn
Location
Wing Ai
Part time
2,040 hours
Stage of operation
DE
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PILOTS SQUAWKED THE RT ENGINE ANTI-ICE LIGHT CAME ON DURING DESCENT WHEN THE POWER WAS REDUCED TO 76 PERCENT N2. TROUBLESHOOTING THE SYSTEM REVEALED TWO PROBLEMS. NR 1: THE 300 DEGREE TEMPERATURE SWITCH WAS ACTUATING AT 340 DEGREES. NR 2: THE RAM AIR DUCT THAT PROVIDES COOLING FOR THE WING ANTI-ICE AIR WAS TORN. THE TEAR WAS LOCATED IN THE AREA OF THE COUPLING AT FS 315.0. A NEW 300 DEGREE SWITCH WAS ORDERED AND INSTALLED. ALSO, THE FORWARD RAM AIR DUCT WAS REPLACED. THIS WAS THE FIRST SQUAWK ON THE ENGINE ANTI-ICE SYSTEM SINCE SB 560-30-03, REPLACEMENT OF THE 300 DEGREE ANTI-ICE TEMPERATURE SENSORS WITH 350 DEGREE SENSORS. SWITCH PN 1173T42-3, DUCT PN X2292S4-11.