SDR 98ZZZX1383

Service difficulty report · Adapter · Beech 65B80

Difficulty date
March 24, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N138BA
Make and model
Beech 65B80
Aircraft serial
LD361
Part
Adapter
Part number
LW12540
Condition
Cracked
Location
Air Pump
Part time
763 hours
Component
Aro · A505CDD
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

WHILE INVESTIGATING AN OIL LEAK ON THE RT ENGINE, DID A DYE PENETRANT INSPECTION OF THE AIR PUMP ADAPTER, AND FOUND IT CRACKED IN THE AREA OF THE FLANGE THAT MATES WITH THE ENGINE ACCESSORY CASE. SUBMITTER STATED THEY FIND THIS A COMMON DEFECT IN FLEET OF 17 QUEEN AIR WITH AT LEAST 8 OCCURRENCES A YEAR USUALLY AROUND THE AREA OF THE ATTACHMENT POINT HOLES OF THE FLANGE.

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