SDR 99ZZZX2340

Service difficulty report · Duct · Beech B100

Difficulty date
May 25, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N311CM
Make and model
Beech B100
Aircraft serial
BE101
Part
Duct
Condition
Split
Location
Heat System
Part time
6,417 hours
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

TAIL DE-ICE BOOTS WOULD NOT INFLATE. FOUND DE-ICE SUPPLY LINE COLLAPSED AND PINCHED CLOSED DUE TO HEAT DUCT BELOW FLOOR TO HAVE A SPLIT SEAM ALLOWING HOT AIR TO HEAT PLASTIC DE-ICE HOSE, SOFTEN, THEN BE SUCKED CLOSED FROM THE NORMAL VACUUM SUPPLIED TO BOOTS. REPAIRED BY REPLACING DE-ICE SUPPLY HOSE AND PERFORMING RED GREEN REPAIR TO THE HEAT DUCT.

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