SDR 95ZZZX6451

Service difficulty report · Clamp · Cndair CL6001A11

Difficulty date
November 13, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N914X
Make and model
Cndair CL6001A11
Aircraft serial
1021
Part
Clamp
Part number
38460272
Condition
Failed
Location
Apu Vlv Exhaust
Component
GTCP36100E
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 POST-FLIGHT OF APU OIL, FOUND MANY SMALL SECTIONS OF SS FOIL EMBOSSED LINER LAYING ON FLOOR OF APU ENCL. REMOVED COVER ASSY & FND CLAMP ASSY THAT HOLDS SURGE VALVE EXHAUST AIR TO EXH DUCT BROKEN AT WELD ON THE CLAMP. THIS CAUSED HOT EXHAUST GASSES TO HIT DIRECTLY ON APU ENCL BOX & NOT EXHAUST OVERBOARD. THIS THEN CAUSED SS FOIL MATERIAL TO BURN OFF & ALSO PULL AWAY FROM APU ENCL STRUCTURE ON THE COMPLETE RT SIDEWALL & ONE-THIRD OF FWD RT SECTION OF THE WALL. IF THIS WAS NOT FOUND, NEXT APU START WOULD HAVE CAUSED A BURN-THROUGH OF APU ENCLOSURE & POSSIBLY OTHER STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. NOTE: ALLIED SIGNAL HAS SB ISSUED TO CORRECT PROBLEM, SB GTCP 36-49-6093. DID NOT HAVE THIS INSTALLED AT THE TIME.