SDR 95ZZZX3098

Service difficulty report · Diffuser Tube · Lear 31

Difficulty date
June 16, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N92EC
Make and model
Lear 31
Aircraft serial
024
Part
Diffuser Tube
Part number
261940610
Condition
Cracked
Location
Cabin Rt
Part time
830 hours
Stage of operation
IN
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 TROUBLESHOOTING A WINDSHIELD DEFOG PROBLEM AND RT AFT CABIN 'HOT' AREA, THE RIGHT CABIN AIR DIFFUSER INNERTUBE WAS FOUND CRACKED ALONG THE COMPLETE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE ASSEMBLY WELD. A LOSS OF AIR FLOW TO THE WINDSHIELD DEFOG AREA, PLUS A GREATER VOLUME OF AIR TO THE CABIN DIFFUSER CHAMBER OF THE ASSEMBLY RESULTED. TWO RIVETS WHICH AID IN SUPPORTING THE INNERTUBE WITHIN THE DIFFUSER HAD WORKED LOOSE CAUSING STRESS ON THE WELD.

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