Service difficulty report · Tube · Amd FALCON20

Difficulty date
August 25, 2002
Submitted
October 16, 2002
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Amd FALCON20
Aircraft time
22,968 hours
Engine
Ge CF7002D2
Part
Tube
Part number
5007T08P01
Condition
Cracked
Location
Aft Fan Area
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
E
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

(CAN) FOUND AN OIL PRESSURE LINE CRACKED AT THE AFT FAN AREA BY METHOD OF NDT. A COMPANY DECISION IN CONDUCTING AN INSPECTION OF THE OIL PRESSURE LINES AT THE AFT FAN AREA BY METHOD OF NDT WAS INSTRUCTED TO OUR CONTRACTED APPROVED MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS TO COMPLY WITH, ON ALL OUR FALCON 20 S ASAP. ENGINE WAS DISASSEMBLED FOR COMPLIANCE OF A 3000 HOUR HOT SECTION INSPECTION AND A 600 HOUR INSPECTION. THE INSPECTION OF THE OIL PRESSURE LINES ARE PRESSURE TESTED AT THE ENGINE OVERHAUL TIME PERIOD, IN THIS CASE AT EACH 5000 HOUR INTERVAL. PART WAS REPLACED WITH SERVICEABLE NDT'D PART.