What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS INDUCTED INTO A PHASE1,2,5A & B INSPECTION.DURING THE INSPECTION OF THE NUMBER 2 ENGINE, THE FRONT BY-PASS DUCT WAS FOUND CRACKED AND A PIECE MISSING FROM IT. THE DUCT WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH A SERVICEABLE DUCT.
- Difficulty date
- February 2, 2002
- Submitted
- March 8, 2002
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N26494
- Make and model
- Cessna 550
- Aircraft serial
- 5500605
- Aircraft time
- 8,327 hours, 5,007 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa JT15D4
- Engine time
- 1,390 hours, 3,768 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 7270 · Turbine Engine Bypass Section
- Part
- Duct
- Part number
- 310863201
- Part serial
- NA
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Eng Bypass
- Part time
- 8,237 hours, 6,260 cycles
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- P
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.