What was found
PRESSURE CHECKED HEATER FOR COMBUSTION TUBE LEAK CHECK. FAILED CHECK AND HEATER WAS DISASSEMBLED. LOCATED SEVERAL CRACKS AT HEATER WELDS. INSTALLED NEW COMBUSTION TUBE PN 45C40, SN 970902. RE-CHECK FOR LEAKS OK.
- Difficulty date
- October 2, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N3197W
- Make and model
- Beech 58
- Aircraft serial
- TH427
- System (JASC)
- 2140 · Heating System
- Part
- Combustion Tube
- Part number
- 45C40
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Heater
- Part time
- 3,114 hours
- Component
- D83A28
- 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.