SDR 95ZZZX3429

Service difficulty report · Duct · Gulstm G1159A

Difficulty date
June 23, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N105Y
Make and model
Gulstm G1159A
Aircraft serial
412
Part
Duct
Part number
1159AC2005551
Condition
Cracked
Location
Tail Compartment
Part time
5,736 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

ON ROUTINE INSPECTION, FOUND APU DUCT CRACKED AT 'Y' JUNCTION. CRACK WAS APPROXIMATELY .50 INCH LONG AND HAD OPENED UP TO APPROXIMATELY .1532 INCH ALLOWING EXTREMELY HOT BLEED AIR FROM APU TO BLOW THROUGH INSULATION ON THE DUCT INTO THE TAIL COMPARTMENT OF THE AIRCRAFT.