SDR 96ZZZX2996

Service difficulty report · Hose · Beech B95A

Difficulty date
June 1, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech B95A
Engine
Lyc IO360B1A
Part
Hose
Condition
Chafe
Location
Oil Cooler
Part time
10 hours
Stage of operation
TX
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

GROUND PERSONNEL NOTED FUEL TYPE VAPORS TRAILING BEHIND TAXIING BEECH TRAVEL AIR. ACFT RETURNED TO AIRPORT. INVESTIGATION REVEALED VAPOR WAS, IN FACT, BURNING OIL FROM CHAFED THROUGH OIL LINES FROM COOLER. LINE WAS CHAFED AND BURNED THROUGH BY UNSHIELDED EXHAUST. REPLACED OIL LINE WITH LONGER HOSE AND ADDED AN ADEL CLAMP, ROUTING HOSE FURTHER DOWN IN COWL. A NEW OIL HOSE HAD BEEN INSTALLED ONLY 10 HOURS PREVIOUSLY.

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