SDR 97ZZZX5208

Service difficulty report · Tube · Fokker F27MK400

Difficulty date
October 20, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N2MIL
Make and model
Fokker F27MK400
Aircraft serial
10668
Part
Tube
Part number
PIT844271
Condition
Chafed
Location
Pitot Bs 3000
Part time
7,185 hours
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

PITOT TUBE BENEATH COCKPIT FLOOR (STA 3000) BETWEEN 'DRAINS' AND AIR DATA COMPUTER FOUND CHAFED BY AILERON FLIGHT CONTROL CABLE. ALUM TUBING CHAFED THRU .028 INCH WALL THICKNESS, 'FLASHING' BLOCKED HOLE PREVENTING PITOT SYS LEAK. DEFECT LOCATED 32 INCHES FROM RT END FITTING. TUBING'S LT END HAS DASH 6 TUBING (3.50 INCHES LONG) WELDED TO DASH 4 ALUMINUM TUBING APPROX 47 INCHES LONG. ONLY 1 CLAMP INSTALLED IN 50-INCH SPAN. TUBING MAY HAVE BEEN BENT BY WORKERS AND ROUTED INCORRECTLY, I.E., BETWEEN AILERON CABLES INSTEAD OF BENEATH. SUBMITTER RECOMMENDS RE-ROUTING TUBING BENEATH AILERON CABLES AND ADD ADDITIONAL CLAMPS TO SUPPORT TUBING. REF, FOKKER F27 IPC CHAP 34-10-07 FIG 01L-100.

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