SDR 97ZZZX1585

Service difficulty report · Filter · Beech F33A

Difficulty date
March 27, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N5530A
Make and model
Beech F33A
Aircraft serial
CE1342
Part
Filter
Part number
RAIJ47
Condition
Melted
Location
Aux Air System
Part time
50 hours
Component
Rapco
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

IN-LINE AIR FILTER FOR AUXILIARY AIR SYSTEM MOUNTED SIX INCHES FROM LEFT EXHAUST STACK. THIS ITEM WAS MOUNTED FOR 50 HOURS IN WHICH TIME PART OF THE HOUSING MELTED, AND THE REST BROKE APART FROM HEAT DAMAGE. HOUSING IS MADE OF PLASTIC. MANUFACTURER NEEDS TO RETURN TO USE OF METAL HOUSING.

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