SDR 97ZZZX5033

Service difficulty report · Vacuum Line · Braero HS125700A

Difficulty date
September 4, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N701NW
Make and model
Braero HS125700A
Aircraft serial
NA0206
Part
Vacuum Line
Part number
25VF3323309
Condition
Chafed
Location
Frame 9
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

A PRESSURIZATION BUMP WAS FELT WHEN MAIN AIR VALVES WERE TURNED ON OR THROTTLES WERE MOVED. FOUND RT AILERON CABLE HAD CHAFED THROUGH VACUUM LINE AT FRAME 9 ON RT SIDE OF AIRCRAFT. SUSPECT CABLE TENSION HAD BEEN RELAXED, THEN TENSIONED, WHICH PUT THE CABLE ON THE LOWER SIDE OF THE LINE INSTEAD OF ON TOP. SUBMITTER SUGGESTS VISUAL INSPECTION OF LINE WHEN ACCESS IS AVAILABLE AS WELL AS INSTALLING ADDITIONAL CLAMP AT FRAME 9. CARE SHOULD BE TAKEN WHENEVER CABLE TENSIONS ARE RELAXED TO PREVENT REPOSITIONING OF THE CABLE WHEN LOOSE.