SDR 99ZZZX247

Service difficulty report · Bracket · Cessna 560CESSNA

Difficulty date
December 23, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N744R
Make and model
Cessna 560CESSNA
Aircraft serial
5600291
Part
Bracket
Condition
Cracked
Location
Anti Ice System
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, THE TUBE ON ENG INLET WHICH CONNECTS TO THE ANTI-ICE TUBE VALVE ASSY WAS FOUND MAKING A 'RATTLING' NOISE WHEN SIDEWAYS LOADS WERE APPLIED. BORESCOPING REVEALED NO PROBLEM. DISASSEMBLY OF INLET FOUND THE 4 BRACKETS WELDED TO THE PICCOLO TUBE ASSY AND RIVETED TO THE INSIDE OF INLET FWD BLKHD CRACKED COMPLETELY THROUGH ON BOTH SIDES OF EACH BRACKET. THE ONLY POINT ATTACHING THIS TUBE TO THE INSIDE OF THE INLET WAS THE PLATE WELDED TO THE PICCOLO TUBE WHERE IT EXITS AFT AND OUT OF THE INLET L/E. AT THIS POINT, THE PLATE IS RIVETED TO THE INLET FWD BLKHD. INVEST REVEALED SAME CONDITION ON OPPOSITE ENG. CESSNA HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. INLET, PN 675525001, PICCOLO ASSY, PN 65525023.