SDR 97ZZZX558

Service difficulty report · Adapter · Beech H18

Difficulty date
January 6, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N223JW
Make and model
Beech H18
Aircraft serial
BA716
Part
Adapter
Part number
189100143
Condition
Disconnected
Location
Lt Eng Carb Air
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

DURING INSPECTION OF LEFT ENGINE EXHAUST AS A RESULT OF RIGHT EXHAUST FAILURE, FOUND INBOARD HEAT DUCT DISCONNECTED. THIS WAS DUE TO COLLAPSE OF THE END OF THE ADAPTER ASSY. UPON DISASSEMBLY OF SYSTEM, FOUND BOTH LEGS OF ADAPTER COLLAPSED FROM OVERTORQUE OF DUCT CLAMPS. REMOVED AND REPLACED ADAPTER.

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