SDR 99ZZZX4494

Service difficulty report · Scroll · Cessna 550

Difficulty date
October 12, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N229MC
Make and model
Cessna 550
Aircraft serial
5500229
Part
Scroll
Part number
12502081
Condition
Damaged
Location
Heater
Part time
2,190 hours
Stage of operation
NR
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
F

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

What was found

AFT EVAPORATOR SCROLL ASSY OVER HEATED AND BURNED A HOLE THROUGH IT IN-FLIGHT. A FLAME WAS SEEN AND WAS PUT OUT WITH PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHER. UPON INSPECTION, A SALT PACK WAS DISCOVERED WEDGED AGAINST A RESISTOR ASSY INSIDE OF SCROLL ASSY AND CAUSED A HOT SPOT.

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