What was found
(AUS) HEATER COMBUSTION TUBE DISTORTED IN AREA OF FIRST AIR REVERSAL. SUSPECT CAUSED BY FAILURE OF TUBE MATERIAL TO COPE WITH THE HIGHTEMPERATURE OF THE HEATER.
- Difficulty date
- October 9, 2001
- Submitted
- December 4, 2001
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Piper PA31350
- Engine
- Lyc TIO540J2BD
- Propeller
- Hartzl HCE3YR2
- System (JASC)
- 2140 · Heating System
- Part
- Combust Chamber
- Part number
- A99100009
- Condition
- Distorted
- Location
- Heating System
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.