Service difficulty report · Tube · Hughes 500N

Difficulty date
September 20, 2000
Submitted
February 23, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Hughes 500N
Aircraft time
5,079 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C20R
Part
Tube
Part number
369H8407
Condition
Leaking
Location
Bleed Air Heat
Part time
962 hours
Component
Bleed Air Heat · 369H90020531
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
M, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) PILOT REPORTED INCREASED START TEMPERATURE. ON RUN-UP IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE LARGE AIR LINE BETWEEN THE ENGINE COMPRESSOR AND THE FIREWALL WAS LEAKING AIR FROM THE FLEXIBLE BRAID SECTION. ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND THE LINE WAS REPLACED. THE LEAK IS NOT DETECTABLE BY VISUAL INSPECTION.