Service difficulty report · Eva Tube · Beech 1900D

Difficulty date
June 2, 2007
Submitted
June 14, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N131YV
Make and model
Beech 1900D
Aircraft serial
UE131
Aircraft time
21,437 hours, 35,219 cycles
Part
Eva Tube
Part number
1560283000
Condition
Damaged
Location
Rt Wing
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
H, A

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

What was found

DURING CLIMB TO ALTITUDE, THE RT BLEED AIR FAIL ANNUNCIATOR LIGHT CAME ON AT 12,500FT. CREW FOLLOWED CHECKLIST PROCEDURES, SHUT OFF BLEED ON RIGHT SIDE AND RETURNED TO STATION, LIGHT WENT OUT AT 8,000FT DURING RETURN TO STATION. INITIALLY DEFERRED RT BLEED SYSTEM IAW THE MEL. TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND ANOTHER HOLE IN THE EVA TUBING IN THE RT WING LEADING EDGE. SYSTEM OPS CHECK GOOD. A REPLACEMENT OF ALL EVA TUBING ON THIS AIRCRAFT IS BEING EVALUATED. THE TUBING IS GETTING BRITTLE WITH AGE CAUSING CRACKS & SPLITS & IS ALSO BLOWING OUT. A FLEET CAMPAIGN TO REPLACE EVA TUBING IN ALL AIRCRAFT HAS BEEN ISSUED.

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