SDR 96ZZZX3391

Service difficulty report · Tube Assy · Gulstm G1159A

Difficulty date
June 10, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Gulstm G1159A
Aircraft serial
252
Part
Tube Assy
Part number
1159P2051813
Condition
Chafed
Location
Lt Pylon
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

WHILE GAINING ACCESS TO THE LT PYLON AREA, NOTED MAIN HYDRAULIC LINE LOCATED IN AFT SECTION OF PYLON AREA FOUND CHAFING THE OUTER WALL AT POINTS WHERE ADEL CLAMPS ATTACH. ALSO, ADDITIONAL CHAFING WAS FOUND ON THE SAME LINE WHICH APPEARED TO BE CAUSED BY WIRE BUNDLE STRAPS CHAFING AGAINST THE LINE. PROPER SIZE ADEL CLAMPS WITH PROPER PROTECTIVE COATINGS WERE INSTALLED (TEFLON COATED); MAIN HYDRAULIC LINE AND WIRE AND WIRE BUNDLE WERE REPOSITIONED TO PREVENT FUTURE CHAFING.