SDR 95ZZZX6178

Service difficulty report · Wye Assy · Beech 60

Difficulty date
September 1, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N612WB
Make and model
Beech 60
Aircraft serial
P393
Part
Wye Assy
Part number
77551
Condition
Cracked
Location
Exhaust System
Part time
2,160 hours
Component
2450200
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
A
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AN INTENSE IN-FLIGHT FIRE OCCURRED WHEN A CRACK IN THE LEFT ENGINE WYE EXHAUST ASSY DEVELOPED AND ALLOWED HOT EXHAUST GAS TO LEAK THROUGH LOOSE COUPLING INTO ACCESSORY SECTION. THE CRACK IN THE WYE ASSY COULD NOT BE DETECTED UNTIL AIR PRESSURE WAS FORCED INTO EXHAUST SYSTEM BY BLOCKING OFF PORTS. SUBMITTER SUGGESTS THIS PROCEDURE BE ACCOMPLISHED AT LEAST ON ANNUAL INSPECTIONS.

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