Service difficulty report · Elbow · Cessna 560CESSNA

Difficulty date
September 10, 2001
Submitted
October 3, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N351WC
Make and model
Cessna 560CESSNA
Aircraft serial
5600330
Engine
Pwa JT15D5
Part
Elbow
Part number
65550393
Condition
Leaking
Location
Bleed Air Sys
Part time
2,856 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
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 ENGINE RUN TO CHECK FOR LEAKS AFTER PHASE 1 AND 2 INSPECTION, RIGHT OB BLEED LINE WAS FOUND LEAKING. LEAK WAS LOCATED IN FLEXIBLE SECTION OF ELBOW ASSEMBLY. BLEED AIR PIPING ON THIS ENGINE CAUSE FLEX JOINT TO HAVE PRONOUNCED CURVE. PIPING WAS ADJUSTED APPROX. 300 HOURS PREVIOUS TO THIS EVENT IN HOPE OF PREVENTING THIS TYPE OF FAILURE. PIPING FORWARD OF THIS ELBOW ASSY IS ATTACHED TO INLET BLEED VALVE WHICH IS HARD BOLTED TO INLET. THE STRAIN ON THE FLEX JOINT OVER TIME CAUSED IT TO FAIL. INSTALLED NEW ELBOW ASSY.